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2 definitions found
for homecoming
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
homecoming \home"com`ing\, home-coming \home"-com`ing\, n.
1. A return home. [WordNet sense 2]
[1913 Webster]
Kepeth this child, al be it foul or fayr,
And eek my wyf, unto myn hoom-cominge. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
2. A social event, usually held annually at colleges and
universities, to welcome visiting alumni; a type of school
reunion for graduates. [WordNet sense 1]
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
homecoming
n 1: an annual school or university reunion for graduates
2: a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia
we gave him a welcoming party" [syn: return, homecoming]
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