: lunch
especially
: a formal usually midday meal as part of a meeting or for entertaining a guest
a company luncheon
a fund-raising luncheon
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No doubt the cause was helped by serving Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que at a luncheon in the Power & Light’s KC Live!
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Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
The club will celebrate with a luncheon and announce next year’s officers.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
The nonprofit organization has joined forces with Chanel ahead of the Dia Beacon gallery’s annual Spring Benefit luncheon, to be held Saturday in upstate New York in tandem with New York Art Week.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Known by many names, these church luncheon recipes fill every church basement and fellowship hall throughout the South.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
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Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
The club will celebrate with a luncheon and announce next year’s officers.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
The nonprofit organization has joined forces with Chanel ahead of the Dia Beacon gallery’s annual Spring Benefit luncheon, to be held Saturday in upstate New York in tandem with New York Art Week.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Known by many names, these church luncheon recipes fill every church basement and fellowship hall throughout the South.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
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“Luncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luncheon. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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luncheon
noun
lun·cheon
ˈlən-chən 
: a light meal at midday
especially
: a formal lunch
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