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luncheons

luncheons is the plural of luncheon.

Meaning of luncheon

Noun

luncheon (countable and uncountable, plural luncheons)

  1. A formal meal served in the middle of the day.
    • Most people thought the food at the luncheon was mediocre.
  2. (New Zealand) A large, cheap, processed sausage served in thin slices.
    • Ian bought the luncheon since it was on special.
    Synonyms:
    Belgium, devon, fritz, polony
  3. (dated) Any midday meal; lunch.
    • "Have you had luncheon?"1931, Carolyn Keene [Mildred Wirt Benson], The Mystery at Lilac Inn (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories), 2 edition, volume 4, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, page 4
  4. (obsolete) A lump of food.
  5. (obsolete) A portion of food taken at any time except at a regular meal; an informal or light repast.
    • At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the luncheon crumbs.1892, Walter Besant, chapter II, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC

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Questions about luncheons

What is luncheons the plural of?
Luncheons is the plural of luncheon.

Words near luncheons in the dictionary

  1. luncheoners
  2. luncheonette
  3. luncheonettes
  4. luncheoning
  5. luncheonless
  6. luncheons
  7. luncheonware
  8. luncher
  9. lunchers
  10. lunches
  11. lunches in

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