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Lunch vs Banquet - What's the difference?

lunch | banquet |

As nouns the difference between lunch and banquet

is that lunch is an english-style midday meal, generally smaller than the german-style mittagessen while banquet is a large celebratory meal; a feast.

As a verb banquet is

to participate in a banquet; to feast.

lunch

English

Noun

(es)
  • A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
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  • (cricket) A break in play between the first]] and [[second session, second sessions.
  • (Minnesota, US) Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering.

    • Synonyms

    * (midday meal) luncheon

    Derived terms

    * liquid lunch * little lunch * lunch break * playlunch

    Descendants

    * Spanish:

    Verb

  • To eat lunch.
    • ''I like to lunch in Italian restaurants.

    Derived terms

    * luncher * lunchroom * ladies who lunch

    Related terms

    * luncheonette

    See also

    * breakfast * dine, dinner * supper ----

    banquet

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large celebratory meal; a feast.
  • (archaic) A dessert; a course of sweetmeats.
  • * Massinger
    • We'll dine in the great room, but let the music / And banquet be prepared here.

    Verb

  • To participate in a banquet; to feast.
  • * Milton
    • Were it a draught for Juno when she banquets , I would not taste thy treasonous offer.
  • (obsolete) To have dessert after a feast.
  • * Cavendish
    • Where they did both sup and banquet .
  • To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast.
  • * Coleridge
    • Just in time to banquet / The illustrious company assembled there.
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