luncheon
noun/ˈlʌntʃən/
/ˈlʌntʃən/
[countable, uncountable]- a formal lunch or a formal word for lunch
- a charity luncheon
- Luncheon will be served at one, Madam.
- They met at a literary luncheon.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- buffet
- annual
- awards
- …
- have
- attend
- organize
- …
- menu
- party
- address
- …
- at luncheon
- for luncheon
- during luncheon
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘thick piece, hunk’): possibly an extension of obsolete lunch ‘thick piece, hunk’, from Spanish lonja ‘slice’.Want to learn more?
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