Luncheon vs. Lunch

Luncheonnoun

A formal meal served in the middle of the day.

Luncheonnoun

(obsolete) Any midday meal; lunch.

Luncheonnoun

(obsolete) A lump of food.

Luncheonnoun

(obsolete) A portion of food taken at any time except at a regular meal; an informal or light repast.

Luncheonverb

To eat luncheon.

Luncheonnoun

A lump of food.

Luncheonnoun

A portion of food taken at any time except at a regular meal.

Luncheonnoun

A lunch, especially one organized by a group as a formal social gathering.

Luncheonverb

To take luncheon.

Luncheonnoun

a midday meal

Lunchnoun

A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

Lunchnoun

(cricket) A break in play between the first and second sessions.

Lunchnoun

Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering.

Lunchverb

(intransitive) To eat lunch.

Lunchverb

(transitive) To treat to lunch.

Lunchnoun

A luncheon; specifically, a light repast between breakfast and dinner, most commonly about noontime.

Lunchverb

To take luncheon.

Lunchnoun

a midday meal

Lunchverb

take the midday meal;

Lunchverb

provide a midday meal for;

Lunch

Lunch, an abbreviation for luncheon, is a meal eaten around midday. During the 20th century, the meaning gradually narrowed to a meal eaten midday.