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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 [ˈhəʊmˌkʌmɪŋ]
n
1. the act of coming home
2. (Social Science / Education) US an annual celebration held by a university, college, or school, for former students
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"
arrival - the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival"
repatriation - the act of returning to the country of origin
Translations
homecoming [ˈhəʊmkʌmɪŋ]
A. Nregreso m al hogar
B. CPD Homecoming Queen N (US) reina de la fiesta de antiguos alumnos YEARBOOK
homecoming [ˈhəʊmkʌmɪŋ] nretour m au bercail
U2 made their triumphant homecoming after an American tour → Les U2 firent un retour au bercail triomphal après leur tournée américaine., Ce fut un retour au bercail triomphal pour U2 après leur tournée américaine.
home computer nordinateur m familial
home cooking ncuisine f familiale
Home Counties npl (British) les comtés qui entourent Londres
home delivery n
[food] → livraison f à domicile
[baby] → accouchement m à domicile
home economics néconomie f domestique
home field (US) nterrain de l'équipe ou du club)m >
to play on one's home field → jouer sur son terrain
homecoming [ˈhəʊmˌkʌmɪŋ] nritorno
homecoming [ˈhəʊmˌkʌmɪŋ] nritorno


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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.
"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.
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.
 
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