Home-coming

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]