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| lunch·eon [ lúnchən ] (plural lunch·eons) |
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1. food
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Same as lunchn (sense 1)
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2. midday gathering with food: an organized gathering in the middle of the day, with invited guests being served a meal and often offered some form of entertainment, e.g. a guest speaker
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| [Mid-17th century. Probably alteration of archaic nuncheon "snack" <noon + obsolete shench "drink" < Old English scenc< Germanic] |
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