: 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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Always Alpha and Deep Blue will celebrate the launch of their new venture at an exclusive luncheon in New Orleans amid the Super Bowl weekend celebrations.
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
The award will be presented at an awards luncheon being held Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the Bartlett Hills Golf Club & Banquets.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
The annual Academy luncheon honoring nominees was cancelled altogether.
—Dhanika Pineda, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
Honoring unit publicists, individual publicists, outstanding publicity campaigns for television and motion picture, journalists and unit still photographers, the awards will be handed out during a February 28 luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
The award will be presented at an awards luncheon being held Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the Bartlett Hills Golf Club & Banquets.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
The annual Academy luncheon honoring nominees was cancelled altogether.
—Dhanika Pineda, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
Honoring unit publicists, individual publicists, outstanding publicity campaigns for television and motion picture, journalists and unit still photographers, the awards will be handed out during a February 28 luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Luncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luncheon. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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luncheon
noun
lun·cheon
ˈlən-chən 
: a light meal at midday
especially
: a formal lunch
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