homecoming

[ hohm-kuhm-ing ]
/ ˈhoʊmˌkʌm ɪŋ /
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noun

a return to one's home; arrival at home.
an annual event held by a college, university, or high school for visiting alumni.

Origin of homecoming

1325–75; 1930–35 for def 2; Middle English homcomyng; replacing Middle English hamcume, Old English hāmcyme, equivalent to hām home + cyme arrival; see come, -ing1

OTHER WORDS FROM homecoming

home·com·er, noun

Words nearby homecoming

homeboy, homebred, homebuilder, homebuilding, homebuyer, homecoming, homegirl, homegrown, homeland, homeland security, homelands movement

Words related to homecoming

return, appearance, advent, landing, meeting, influx, arrival, entry, rebound, restoration, recovery, reconciliation, ingress, occurrence, entrance, accession, approach, happening, debarkation, disembarkation

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British Dictionary definitions for homecoming

homecoming
/ (ˈhəʊmˌkʌmɪŋ) /

noun

the act of coming home
US an annual celebration held by a university, college, or school, for former students