homecoming
/ˈhoʊmˌkʌmɪŋ/ noun B2- The act or event of returning home. · His homecoming was saddened by the news of his mother's death the day before.
- In high schools and colleges, a tradition centered around a football game, a parade and the coronation of a Homecoming Queen. · Many alumni come back for homecoming, and many freshmen are advised to flee.· homecoming ball
Plural homecomings
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Three centuries had flowed past the old Manor House, centuries of births and of homecomings, of country dances and of the meetings of fox hunters.
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