: 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 confection was created by Claire Ptak of London’s Violet Cakes and served at the luncheon reception.
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Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
At the annual Tony Awards nominees luncheon, Broadway’s biggest stars, breakthrough performers and veteran craftspeople traded nerves for laughter, candid confessions and mutual admiration.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 May 2026
Rancho Santa Fe residents Heather Manion and Cami Rosso were among the 11 Women of Dedication honorees celebrated at the 60th Anniversary Women of Dedication luncheon held May 15 at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina hotel.
—Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Jury members Ruth Negga, Stellan Skarsgård and Demi Moore squeezed in a few bites of veggies and seafood from generous courses that just kept on coming during Ami Paris’ Critics Week luncheon.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 17 May 2026
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Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
At the annual Tony Awards nominees luncheon, Broadway’s biggest stars, breakthrough performers and veteran craftspeople traded nerves for laughter, candid confessions and mutual admiration.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 May 2026
Rancho Santa Fe residents Heather Manion and Cami Rosso were among the 11 Women of Dedication honorees celebrated at the 60th Anniversary Women of Dedication luncheon held May 15 at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina hotel.
—Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Jury members Ruth Negga, Stellan Skarsgård and Demi Moore squeezed in a few bites of veggies and seafood from generous courses that just kept on coming during Ami Paris’ Critics Week luncheon.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 17 May 2026
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“Luncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luncheon. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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luncheon
noun
lun·cheon
ˈlən-chən 
: a light meal at midday
especially
: a formal lunch
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