luncheon

«luncheon» in Mova's school dictionary: a lunch, especially a formal one for a group or special… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a luncheon, luncheons); luncheon meat

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) A luncheon is a lunch, especially a formal one for a group or special event. tree →

2) Luncheon meat is cooked, pressed meat sold in tins or slices, often called Spam. tree →

sense in the lessons

In formal invitations and old stories: "A luncheon will be served." In everyday talk say "lunch". Phrases: luncheon party, charity luncheon, luncheon voucher, luncheon meat.

examples

• The mayor held a luncheon for the winners. tree →
• A luncheon will be served in the hall at one o'clock. tree →
• Grandma made sandwiches with luncheon meat. tree →
• The ladies met for a charity luncheon. tree →
• The luncheon had three courses. tree →
• The queen invited guests to luncheon. tree →
• ‘What has his highness ordered for luncheon?’ asked the head cook. tree →

note

Formal and old-fashioned; "lunch" is the short everyday word. Countable. Pronounced LUN-chun.

In the corpora

• He orders «the best luncheon that could be provided at so short a notice» and eats in the coffee-room.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «luncheon» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.