noun · countable / uncountable · rare

luncheon

lun·cheon

luncheon · luncheons

обід, ланч

обед

Mittagessen, Lunch

A formal meal served in the middle of the dayA formal meal served in the middle of the day.

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/ˈlʌn.tʃən/

» We asked ten people to the luncheon.

Meaning

5 senses

(countable, uncountable)A formal meal served in the middle of the day.
Most people thought the food at the luncheon was mediocre.
обедobed
a midday meal
(New Zealand, countable, uncountable)A large, cheap, processed sausage served in thin slices.
Ian bought the luncheon since it was on special.
(countable, dated, uncountable)Any midday meal; lunch.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A lump of food.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A portion of food taken at any time except at a regular meal; an informal or light repast.

Examples

8 sentences

We asked ten people to the luncheon.
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I'm afraid I won't be able to make it for our luncheon appointment.
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How did the luncheon go?
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It was a good luncheon, as hotels go.
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Is it too early to order from the luncheon menu?
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Translations

2 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

formal meal served in the middle of the day — see also lunch:

Origin

Of uncertain origin. Possibly derived from an earlier *lumpchin, *lumpchen, a diminutive o

Of uncertain origin. Possibly derived from an earlier *lumpchin, *lumpchen, a diminutive of lump (“chunk, parcel of food, lunch”), thus related to lunch. It is unclear which came first: whether lunch is a shortening of luncheon, or whether luncheon is an augmentation of lunch. Possibly also a dissimilatory form of or influenced by nuncheon (“light snack taken in the afternoon”).

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