: 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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In September 2024, Kris hosted an intimate luncheon to celebrate the release of Sánchez's children's book, The Fly Who Flew to Space.
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 27 June 2025
More than 50 guests attended the grant awards luncheon held at the Pacific Club.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 23 June 2025
That there would be no further such luncheons Maureen knew for certain.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
Dennis, a firefighter and paramedic from Kentucky — and a father of seven — had indeed been selected to be honored at the 83rd Father of the Year awards luncheon in New York on Thursday after his daughter Nora wrote an essay.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 13 June 2025
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 27 June 2025
More than 50 guests attended the grant awards luncheon held at the Pacific Club.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 23 June 2025
That there would be no further such luncheons Maureen knew for certain.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
Dennis, a firefighter and paramedic from Kentucky — and a father of seven — had indeed been selected to be honored at the 83rd Father of the Year awards luncheon in New York on Thursday after his daughter Nora wrote an essay.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 13 June 2025
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“Luncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luncheon. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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luncheon
noun
lun·cheon
ˈlən-chən 
: a light meal at midday
especially
: a formal lunch
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