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单词 luncheon
释义
luncheon
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n

A luncheon is lunch, but more formal. You might be served watercress sandwiches and fruit salad at a book club luncheon, while plain old lunch might be burgers and fries at the diner.
The word luncheon makes its first appearance in English in the late 1500s, in phrases like "a luncheon of bread and cheese." Originally it meant "a thick piece, a hunk" — like a big chunk of bread slathered with cheese. The word may have come from the Spanish lonja, "slice." By the early 19th century, luncheon had taken the formal route, and its abbreviated form, lunch, came to mean the more casual version of the midday meal.
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luncheon: luncheons
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The Indiana governor will speak at a luncheon Friday in downtown Chicago.
Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016)
But now Philips said she’s glad her group will be at Mar-a-Lago again this year for its Hab-a-Hearts luncheon on March 20.
Washington Post(Dec 25, 2016)
Ross spoke at the bowl luncheon several times during his four-year tenure in Detroit.
Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016)
n a midday meal
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
dejeuner, lunch, tiffin
business lunch
lunch (usually at a restaurant) where business is discussed and the cost is charged as a business expense
meal, repast
the food served and eaten at one time
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