luncheon

[ luhn-chuhn ]
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noun
  1. lunch, especially a formal lunch held in connection with a meeting or other special occasion: the alumni luncheon.

Origin of luncheon

1
1570–80; dissimilated variant of nuncheon (now dial.), Middle English none(s)chench noon drink, equivalent to nonenoon + schench,Old English scenc a drink, cup, akin to Old English scencan to pour out, give drink, cognate with Dutch, German schenken

Other words from luncheon

  • lunch·eon·less, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for luncheon

luncheon

/ (ˈlʌntʃən) /


noun
  1. a lunch, esp a formal one

Origin of luncheon

1
C16: probably variant of nuncheon, from Middle English noneschench, from none noon + schench drink

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