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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lunch•eon /ˈlʌntʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- lunch, esp. one that is formal:a political luncheon.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lunch•eon (lun′chən),USA pronunciation n. - lunch, esp. a formal lunch held in connection with a meeting or other special occasion:the alumni luncheon.
- dissimilated variant of nuncheon (now dialect, dialectal), Middle English none(s)chench noon drink, equivalent. to none noon + schench, Old English scenc a drink, cup, akin to Old English scencan to pour out, give drink, cognate with Dutch, German schenken 1570–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: luncheon /ˈlʌntʃən/ n - a lunch, esp a formal one
Etymology: 16th Century: probably variant of nuncheon, from Middle English noneschench, from none noon + schench drink |