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View synonyms for luncheon

luncheon

[ luhn-chuhn ]

noun

  1. lunch, especially a formal lunch held in connection with a meeting or other special occasion:

    the alumni luncheon.



luncheon

/ ˈlʌntʃən /

noun

  1. a lunch, esp a formal one


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  • luncheon·less adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of luncheon1

1570–80; dissimilated variant of nuncheon (now dial.), Middle English none ( s ) chench noon drink, equivalent to none noon + schench, Old English scenc a drink, cup, akin to Old English scencan to pour out, give drink, cognate with Dutch, German schenken

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Word History and Origins

Origin of luncheon1

C16: probably variant of nuncheon, from Middle English noneschench, from none noon + schench drink

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Example Sentences

She also received a book entitled "Your Arms Remind Me of Pork Luncheon Meat".

Yesterday, the media were supposed to be focused on the stuffy royal luncheon at Buckingham Palace.

“Kristen Wiig did that,” said Jonze at a New York luncheon thrown for the film by Peggy Siegal.

The president was in Dallas to deliver a luncheon speech, and would only be on the ground for a couple hours.

Neither Mike Lee or Ted Cruz showed up to a crucial luncheon Tuesday.

She shook hands approvingly with the young American and asked her to come over informally to luncheon on the morrow.

The two older girls ate very little of the luncheon they had brought.

But there was no Agnes to bring the luncheon now, and Jean Baptiste lived in the memory of what had once been.

In this satchel carry also some crackers, or sandwiches, if you will be long enough upon the road to need a luncheon.

However, somewhat to the rear there was a comfortable coffee room, where our luncheon was neatly served.

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