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# homecoming

noun (a homecoming, homecomings)

«homecoming» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Coming home after being away for a long time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homecoming/#m1)
2. (US, Canada) A yearly celebration at a school or college with a football game and a dance, welcoming former pupils back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homecoming/#m2)

### In the lessons

A warm, emotional story word: soldiers, sailors and travellers return home. In The Wind in the Willows, the chapter «Dulce Domum» is Mole's homecoming to Mole End at Christmas, and the last chapter, «The Return of Ulysses», is Toad's homecoming to Toad Hall. In the USA, homecoming is a big school event.

### Examples

- The family planned a party for the soldier's homecoming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homecoming/#x1)
- Mole's homecoming to his little house was a happy, tearful night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homecoming/#x2)
- Toad's homecoming meant fighting the weasels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homecoming/#x3)
- The homecoming game is the biggest match of the year at our high school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homecoming/#x4)
- The sailors had a joyful homecoming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homecoming/#x5)
- Ulysses' homecoming took ten long years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homecoming/#x6)

### Note

Countable. One word. Pronounced HOME-kum-ing. In the UK the school sense is rare; it is mostly American and Canadian. «Homecoming queen» and «homecoming dance» are US school traditions.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «homecoming» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homecoming/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«homecoming» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/homecoming.html) on Mova free.