homecoming
part of speech
noun (a homecoming, homecomings)
meaning for a pupil
1) Coming home after being away for a long time. tree →
2) (US, Canada) A yearly celebration at a school or college with a football game and a dance, welcoming former pupils back. tree →
sense in the lessons
A warm, emotional story word: soldiers, sailors and travellers return home. In The Wind in the Willows, the chapter «Dulce Domum» is Mole's homecoming to Mole End at Christmas, and the last chapter, «The Return of Ulysses», is Toad's homecoming to Toad Hall. In the USA, homecoming is a big school event.
examples
- The family planned a party for the soldier's homecoming. tree →
- Mole's homecoming to his little house was a happy, tearful night. tree →
- Toad's homecoming meant fighting the weasels. tree →
- The homecoming game is the biggest match of the year at our high school. tree →
- The sailors had a joyful homecoming. tree →
- Ulysses' homecoming took ten long years. tree →
note
Countable. One word. Pronounced HOME-kum-ing. In the UK the school sense is rare; it is mostly American and Canadian. «Homecoming queen» and «homecoming dance» are US school traditions.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «homecoming» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.