[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

homecoming \home"com`ing\, home-coming \home"-com`ing\, n.
   1. a return home. wordnet sense 2
      1913 webster

            kepeth this child, al be it foul or fayr,
            and eek my wyf, unto myn hoom-cominge. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. a social event, usually held annually at colleges and
      universities, to welcome visiting alumni; a type of school
      reunion for graduates. wordnet sense 1
      pjc

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

homecoming
     n 1: an annual school or university reunion for graduates
     2: a coming to or returning home; "on his return from australia
        we gave him a welcoming party" syn: return
see also:
return 

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