luncheon

lunch·eon

 (lŭn′chən)

n.

1. A lunch, especially a formal one.

2. An afternoon party at which a light meal is served.

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[Probably alteration (influenced by dialectal lunch, hunk of cheese or bread) of obsolete nuncheon, light snack, from Middle English nonshench : none, noon; see noon + schench, drink (from Old English scenc, from scencan, to pour out).]

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luncheon

(ˈlʌntʃən)

n

a lunch, esp a formal one

[C16: probably variant of nuncheon, from Middle English noneschench, from none noon + schench drink]

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lunch•eon

(ˈlʌn tʃən)

n.

lunch, esp. a formal lunch.

[1570–80; dissimilated variant of nuncheon Middle English none(s)chench noon drink]

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luncheon

- An extension of the word lunch, based on nuncheon, "a drink taken at noon."

See also related terms for noon.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

luncheon - a midday meal         dejeuner, lunch, tiffin meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time business lunch - lunch (usually at a restaurant) where business is discussed and the cost is charged as a business expense

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Translations

pranzo

luncheon

[ˈlʌntʃən]

A. N (frm) → comida f, almuerzo m

B. CPD luncheon meat N → fiambre m en conserva
luncheon voucher N (Brit) → vale m or (LAm) tíquet m de comida

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luncheon

[ˈlʌntʃ^ən] n → déjeuner mluncheon meat n sorte de saucissonluncheon voucher n → ticket-restaurant mlunch hour n → heure f du déjeuner
during the lunch hour → à l'heure du déjeuner
to do sth in one's lunch hour → faire qch à l'heure du déjeuner

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

luncheon

n (form) → Lunch nt or m, → Mittagessen nt

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luncheon

:

luncheon meat

n → Frühstücksfleisch nt

luncheon voucher

n → Essen(s)bon m → or -marke f

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luncheon

[ˈlʌntʃ/ən] n (frm) → pranzo

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