Lunch — meaning in English

English meaning

• lunch noun A meal eaten around the middle of the day.
• luncheon noun A formal meal eaten in the middle of the day.

Senses

Lunch is used for these senses in English:

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

lunch — full definition

1. noun A meal eaten around the middle of the day.
2. verb To eat lunch.

luncheon — full definition

1. noun A formal meal eaten in the middle of the day.
2. noun A cheap processed meat product, sold in slices (short for "luncheon meat").

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