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homecoming

[hohm-kuhm-ing]

noun

  1. a return to one's home; arrival at home.

  2. an annual event held by a college, university, or high school for visiting alumni.



homecoming

/ ˈəʊˌʌɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act of coming home

  2. an annual celebration held by a university, college, or school, for former students

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • homecomer noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of homecoming1

First recorded in 1325–75; 1930–35 homecoming for def. 2; Middle English homcomyng; replacing Middle English hamcume, Old English 峾⳾, from home + cyme “a”; come, -ing 1
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And as someone who identifies as asexual and is possibly on the spectrum, he brings a bracingly original perspective to the classic homecoming play, updating the genre for the 21st century.

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At about 18:00 BST on 26 May police were called to Water Street to reports a car had crashed into crowds of Liverpool fans celebrating the team's homecoming.

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The year abroad is a kind of homecoming for Serk, yet it’s cut short one August evening as father and daughter stroll across a beach while on vacation.

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"There are so many ties that bind Renty and Delia and the other enslaved people to that particular part of South Carolina that to repatriate them there would be like a homecoming ceremony."

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Outraged Oasis fans who have spent hundreds of pounds for the band's homecoming gig in Manchester are complaining that they have to enter a ballot to get close to the stage at Heaton Park.

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