英和和英

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈhoʊmˌkʌmɪŋ/

名詞

homecoming (plural homecomings)

1. The act or event of returning home.

   His homecoming was saddened by the news of his mother's death the day before.

2. (Canada, US, also attributive) In colleges and high schools, a tradition centred around a football game, a parade and the "coronation" of a Homecoming Queen.

   Synonym: hoco

   Many alumni come back for homecoming, and many freshmen are advised to flee.

   homecoming ball

   homecoming game

   homecoming party

   homecoming rave

   1. Ellipsis of harvest homecoming.; A traditional (street) party and/or dance near the start of the school year, at around fall mid-terms. Traditionally marking the start of harvest break, where students go home in autumn to harvest the crops on the family farms.

派生語

Further reading

• homecoming on Wikipedia.Wikipedia