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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

homecoming

/hōm'-kŭmˌ-ĭng/ · home·com·ing · IPA /ˈhoʊmˌkʌmɪŋ/
01 n. A return home.
  1. 1.
    A return home.
    “Kepeth this child, al be it foul or fayr, And eek my wyf, unto myn hoom-cominge.” Chaucer.
  2. 2.
    A social event, usually held annually at colleges and universities, to welcome visiting alumni; a type of school reunion for graduates.