Definition

1. Noun:
   • A return to one's home: The act of arriving back at one's own home or place of origin after a period of absence.
   • An annual reunion event: A traditional yearly event held by a school, college, or university where former students (alumni) return to celebrate and reconnect.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Returning Home):
  • The soldier's homecoming was an emotional event for the whole town.
  • After a year abroad, her homecoming felt both familiar and strange.
• Noun (Annual Reunion):
  • The university's homecoming weekend includes a football game and an alumni dinner.
  • She met her old roommate at their college homecoming.

Advanced Usage

• "Homecoming queen/king": A student, often a senior, elected to represent the school spirit during the homecoming festivities.
  • She was crowned homecoming queen during the halftime ceremony.
• "Homecoming game/dance": The specific football game or formal dance that are central events of a homecoming celebration.
  • Everyone gets dressed up for the homecoming dance.

Variants and Related Words

• Homecomer (n): (Rare) A person who is returning home.
• To come home (v): The verbal phrase meaning to return home.

Synonyms

• Return: The act of coming or going back to a place.
• Reunion: A social gathering of people who have been apart.

Related Phrases

• Homecoming spirit: The sense of pride, nostalgia, and community associated with a homecoming event.
  • The parade really ignited the homecoming spirit in the graduates.

Noun

1. a coming to or returning home
   • on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party
2. an annual school or university reunion for graduates