: lunch
especially
: a formal usually midday meal as part of a meeting or for entertaining a guest
a company luncheon
a fund-raising luncheon
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Bacon for Lunch Kevin Bacon showed up for a luncheon honoring Chevy Chase at the New York Friars' Club on Oct. 17.
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John Russell, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The two honorees attended a school assembly before the luncheon at the Signia by Hilton hotel.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2024
Legislators were greeted with a luncheon at what was then known as the world’s most modern prison.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the luncheon attendees came to slay, too.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 8 Sep. 2024
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John Russell, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The two honorees attended a school assembly before the luncheon at the Signia by Hilton hotel.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2024
Legislators were greeted with a luncheon at what was then known as the world’s most modern prison.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the luncheon attendees came to slay, too.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Luncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luncheon. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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luncheon
noun
lun·cheon
ˈlən-chən 
: a light meal at midday
especially
: a formal lunch
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