homecoming

nouncommon in dialogue

United States//ˈhoʊmˌkʌmɪŋ//

The act or event of returning home.

noun

1
The act or event of returning home.
His homecoming was saddened by the news of his mother's death the day before.
2
In high schools and colleges, a tradition centered around a football game, a parade and the coronation of a Homecoming Queen.
Many alumni come back for homecoming, and many freshmen are advised to flee.
homecoming ball
homecoming game
homecoming party
3
Variant of harvest homecomingIn high schools and colleges, a tradition centered around a football game, a parade and the coronation of a Homecoming Queen. Ellipsis of harvest homecoming, a traditional (street) party and/or dance near the start of the school year, at around fall mid-terms. It traditionally marks the start of harvest break, where students go home in autumn to harvest the crops on the family farms.

Etymology

From Middle English hom-comyng, home komyng, home-cumyng, home-commynge, equivalent to home + coming. Probably an alteration of earlier Middle English hom-come, homkome, hame-come, ham-cume, from Old English hāmcyme (“homecoming; return”).

Forms

plural: homecomings

home · A dwelling. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure…Home · A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to the first…homeboy · Someone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one’s…

homecoming · The act or event of returning home.

homeland · The country that one regards as home.Homeland · A census-designated place in Riverside County, California,…homeless · Lacking a permanent place of residence.

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