: 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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The 2024 honorees will be announced in August and celebrated at a special awards luncheon Thursday, Oct. 24.
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The Enquirer, 8 May 2024
May 4: Trump praises Johnson; tells Greene to drop her proposal to vacate, sources say
Trump brings Johnson on stage at a Republican National Committee spring retreat luncheon and praises the speaker.
—Rachel Scott, ABC News, 7 May 2024
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The Enquirer, 8 May 2024
May 4: Trump praises Johnson; tells Greene to drop her proposal to vacate, sources say
Trump brings Johnson on stage at a Republican National Committee spring retreat luncheon and praises the speaker.
—Rachel Scott, ABC News, 7 May 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 13 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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