: 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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Trump also poked Macron by telling a private luncheon in April that his wife, Brigitte Macron, treats her husband badly.
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Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
All women in Rancho Bernardo and adjacent communities are welcome to attend its luncheons held on the first Thursday of September through June at the Maderas Golf Club in Poway.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Xi later attended a luncheon and farewell ceremony before returning to Beijing, Chinese state media said.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
The French Open appearance followed Kerr’s April honor at Amie Satchu’s Beverly Hills luncheon for the Living Beauty Cancer Foundation, where the model and Kora Organics founder was recognized as the event helped raise more than $1 million.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
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Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
All women in Rancho Bernardo and adjacent communities are welcome to attend its luncheons held on the first Thursday of September through June at the Maderas Golf Club in Poway.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Xi later attended a luncheon and farewell ceremony before returning to Beijing, Chinese state media said.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
The French Open appearance followed Kerr’s April honor at Amie Satchu’s Beverly Hills luncheon for the Living Beauty Cancer Foundation, where the model and Kora Organics founder was recognized as the event helped raise more than $1 million.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
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“Luncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luncheon. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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luncheon
noun
lun·cheon
ˈlən-chən 
: a light meal at midday
especially
: a formal lunch
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