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homecominghome‧com‧ing /ˈhəʊmˌkʌmɪŋ $ ˈhoʊm-/ noun - Coming back for her uncle's funeral was not a happy homecoming for her.
- We arranged a party for my brother's homecoming, when he returned from five years in Australia.
- Alvin and his dancers were welcomed back to the academy as homecoming heroes.
- Amelie hadn't thought her homecoming would be quite like this.
- But today, a year since John McCarthy's homecoming, their worst dread has proved unfounded.
- Dole was choking back tears during his recent homecoming in Russell, Kansas.
- It is essential that relatives have adequate warning so that they can make arrangements for the patient's homecoming.
- Meanwhile, under the careful eye of the housekeeper, the servants were busily making preparations for the master's homecoming.
- Originally, the homecoming event was planned for the Los Angeles Police Academy last year.
- What a homecoming! thought a pleased Andrew; as the welcome fragrance of his shop greeted him at the door.
when you return somewhere► somebody's return formal · We eagerly await your return.· Immediately after his return he was forced to do his military service.on somebody's return (=when they return) · On her return, she found that someone had broken into her apartment.sb's return from · Albertson died within one year of his return from Africa. ► homecoming your return to your home or to the country where you were born after you have been away for a long time, especially when this is celebrated in some way: · We arranged a party for my brother's homecoming, when he returned from five years in Australia.· Coming back for her uncle's funeral was not a happy homecoming for her. ► CollegeAA, nounacademia, nounacademic, adjectiveacademic, nounacademy, nounalum, nounalumna, nounalumni, nounalumnus, nounassistant professor, nounAssociate of Arts, nounassociate professor, nounaudit, verbBA, nounbachelor's degree, nounBig Man on Campus, nounblue book, nounbrother, nounBSc, nounbursar, nounbursary, nouncampus, nounCantab, chair, nounchancellery, nounchancellor, nounclass, nouncoed, nouncommencement, nouncommunity college, nounconservatoire, nounconservatory, nounconvocation, nouncourse, nouncredit, nouncum laude, adverbdean, noundean's list, noundiploma, noundissertation, noundoctor, noundoctoral, adjectivedoctorate, nounDoctor of Philosophy, noundon, noundorm, noundormitory, noundouble first, noundown, adverbelective, nounexaminer, nounextension, nounextramural, adjectivefaculty, nounfinancial aid, nounfirst class, noungrad, noungrad school, noungraduate, noungraduate, verbgraduate, adjectivegraduate school, noungraduation, nounGRE, nounGreek, nounhall, nounhall of residence, nounhaze, verbhigher education, nounhomecoming, nounhonor roll, nounhonours degree, nounintercollegiate, adjectiveintramural, adjectiveIvy League, the, adjectivejoint honours, nounjunior college, nounlectureship, nounLLB, nounLLD, nounLLM, nounMA, nounmagna cum laude, adjectivemajor, nounMaster of Arts, nounMaster of Science, nounmaster's, nounmaster's degree, nounmatriculate, verbmature student, nounMBA, nounMEd, nounmedic, nounmedical school, nounMFA, nounmidterm, nounMilitary Academy, nounminor, nounMLitt, nounmortarboard, nounMPhil, nounM.Sc., nounOpen University, the, option, nounoral, nounOxbridge, nounPhD, nounPhi Beta Kappa, nounpledge, nounpledge, verbpoly, nounpolytechnic, nounpost doctoral, adjectivepost-grad, nounpostgraduate, nounpostgraduate, adjectivepractical, nounprof, nounprofessor, nounprofessorial, adjectiveprofessorship, nounProvost, nounqualified, adjectivequarter, nounrag, nounread, verbreadership, nounredbrick, adjectiverush, verbrush, nounsandwich course, nounschool, nounsemester, nounseminar, nounseminary, nounsenate, nounsenior, nounsingle honours, nounsophomore, nounsorority, nounspring break, nounstate university, nounstudent union, nounsubject, nounsumma cum laude, adverbsummer school, nounsurvey course, nounsyllabus, nountech, nountechnical college, nountenure, nountermly, adjectivetertiary education, nountheological college, nounthesis, nounthird, nounthird class, nountutor, nountutorial, nountutorial, adjective2.1, nountwo-two, nounU., undergraduate, noununi, nounUniv., university, nounupperclassman, nounupperclasswoman, nounvac, nounvacation, nounvarsity, nounvice-chancellor, nounvisiting professor, noun 1[countable] an occasion when someone comes back to their home after a long absence2[countable, uncountable] American English an occasion when former students return to their high school or college |