: 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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Fashion Show: Newcomers of Central Florida’s spring luncheon features club members modeling Dillard’s styles and accessories.
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
The luncheon celebrated Nigerian-American Luvvie Ajayi Jones, a four-time, New York Times best-selling author and CEO of The Book Academy.
—Eden Harris, Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
Is your calendar already filling up with weddings, baby showers, Bat Mitzvahs, and luncheons this spring?
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
The award winners receive a $2,500 scholarship and will be honored on April 4 at the spring CIF Federated Council luncheon in Oakland.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
The luncheon celebrated Nigerian-American Luvvie Ajayi Jones, a four-time, New York Times best-selling author and CEO of The Book Academy.
—Eden Harris, Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
Is your calendar already filling up with weddings, baby showers, Bat Mitzvahs, and luncheons this spring?
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
The award winners receive a $2,500 scholarship and will be honored on April 4 at the spring CIF Federated Council luncheon in Oakland.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Luncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luncheon. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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luncheon
noun
lun·cheon
ˈlən-chən 
: a light meal at midday
especially
: a formal lunch
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