: 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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San Diego district attorney to speak at meeting The Republican Club of North County hosts San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan as keynote speaker on April 17 at a luncheon meeting at the Broken Yolk Cafe, 2434 Vista Way.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Yesterday afternoon, a group gathered in Los Angeles for a luncheon with Manolo Blahnik.
—Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Yesterday afternoon, a group gathered in Los Angeles for a luncheon with Manolo Blahnik.
—Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for luncheon
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“Luncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luncheon. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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luncheon
noun
lun·cheon
ˈlən-chən 
: a light meal at midday
especially
: a formal lunch
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