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homecoming

/ˈhoʊmˌkʌmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
home-com-ing
IPA
/ˈhoʊmˌkʌmɪŋ/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or event of returning home.

noun

In high schools and colleges, a tradition centered around a football game, a parade and the coronation of a Homecoming Queen.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

In high schools and colleges, a tradition centered around a football game, a parade and the coronation of a Homecoming Queen.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English hom-comyng, home komyng, home-cumyng, home-commynge, equivalent to home + coming. Probably an alteration of earlier Middle English hom-come, homkome, hame-come, ham-cume, from Old English hāmcyme (“homecoming; return”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hom-comyng, hom-come, hāmcyme

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhoʊmˌkʌmɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

homecomings (plural)

Derived Forms

hoco

Synonyms

hoco return

Questions

How do you pronounce homecoming?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhoʊmˌkʌmɪŋ/.
What does homecoming mean?
The act or event of returning home.
Where does homecoming come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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