luncheon
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- luncheonless adjective
Etymology
Origin of luncheon
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
Example Sentences
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They showed up for their October 1954 luncheon in gas masks, and on the wall behind them hung a banner reading “Why wait till 1955? We might not even be alive.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
The day begins with a morning reception at 9 a.m., followed by a luncheon from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and ends with a reception at Barclay Butera from 2 to 5 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
Noem said during a luncheon with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Latin American leaders that the new bloc would serve as “a powerful example to the rest of the world about what’s possible.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone and Michael B Jordan were just a few of the stars who gathered in Los Angeles on Tuesday for the annual Academy Award nominees' luncheon and "class photo".
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
It was a luncheon meeting of the Civic Daughters to plan for the Thanksgiving fundraiser for the National Negro Business League.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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