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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an annual school or university reunion for graduates;

2. a coming to or returning home;
- Example: "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
[syn: return, homecoming]



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]


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]