: 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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Contrary to initial reports, Cena will not be receiving a lifetime achievement award during his WrestleMania week luncheon.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Eleven of the honorees spoke before accepting a check, certificate and flower during the luncheon at The Heights Golf Club in Rancho Bernardo.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a news conference following the weekly Senate Democrat policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
Trump will join lawmakers at noon on Capitol Hill for an annual luncheon with Ireland’s prime minister.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Eleven of the honorees spoke before accepting a check, certificate and flower during the luncheon at The Heights Golf Club in Rancho Bernardo.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a news conference following the weekly Senate Democrat policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
Trump will join lawmakers at noon on Capitol Hill for an annual luncheon with Ireland’s prime minister.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Luncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luncheon. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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luncheon
noun
lun·cheon
ˈlən-chən 
: a light meal at midday
especially
: a formal lunch
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