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homecoming

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home·com·ing  (hmkmng)
n.
1. A coming to or returning home.
2. An annual event at schools, colleges, and universities for visiting graduates.
homecoming
Noun
a return home, esp. after a long absence
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.homecominghomecoming - an annual school or university reunion for graduates
reunification, reunion - the act of coming together again; "monetary unification precipitated the reunification of the German state in October 1990"
2.homecoming - a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
return
arrival - the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival"
repatriation - the act of returning to the country of origin
Translations
Spanish homecoming [ˈhəumkʌmɪŋ] n → regreso (al hogar)
French homecoming [ˈhəumkʌmɪŋ] n → retour m (au bercail)
German homecoming [ˈhəumkʌmɪŋ] home n → Heimkehr f
Italian homecoming [ˈhəumkʌmɪŋ] n → ritorno
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Tarzan dreamed of the happy homecoming which lay before him, of dear arms about his neck, and a soft cheek pressed to his; but there rose to dispel that dream the memory of the old witch-doctor and his warning.
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
"You see, father, the Awkward Man won't mind us, because we're only children and he knows us well," explained the Story Girl, "but if he sees you, a stranger, it might confuse him and we might spoil the homecoming, and that would be such a pity.
The Golden Road by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
He had looked forward with keen delight to again seeing his beloved Africa, but this northern aspect of it was so different from his tropical jungle home that he might as well have been back in Paris for all the heart thrills of homecoming that he experienced.
The Return of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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