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- [hohm-kuhm-ing]
- /ˈhoʊmˌkʌm ɪŋ/
- /ˈhəʊmˌkʌm.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hohm-kuhm-ing]
- /ˈhoʊmˌkʌm ɪŋ/
Definitions of homecoming word
- noun homecoming a return to one's home; arrival at home. 1
- noun homecoming an annual event held by a college, university, or high school for visiting alumni. 1
- noun homecoming An instance of returning home. 1
- noun homecoming high-school event 1
- noun homecoming return to one's home 1
- noun homecoming relating to coming home 1
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Origin of homecoming
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Homecoming
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
homecoming popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
homecoming usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for homecoming
noun homecoming
- return — to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.
- appearance — When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it.
- advent — In the Christian church, Advent is the period between Advent Sunday, the Sunday closest to the 30th of November, and Christmas Day.
- landing — any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands: Land was sighted from the crow's nest.
- meeting — an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.
Antonyms for homecoming
noun homecoming
- disappearance — the act or an instance of disappearing; a ceasing to be seen or to exist.
- departure — Departure or a departure is the act of going away from somewhere.
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- debt — A debt is a sum of money that you owe someone.
- payment — something that is paid; an amount paid; compensation; recompense.
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See also
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