"His homecoming was saddened by the news of his mother's death the day before."
2.NounIn high schools and colleges, a tradition centered around a football game, a parade and the coronation of a Homecoming Queen.
"Many alumni come back for homecoming, and many freshmen are advised to flee.; homecoming ball; homecoming game; homecoming party; homecoming rave"
3.NounEllipsis of harvest homecoming, a traditional (street) party and/or dance near the start of the school year, at around fall mid-terms. It traditionally marks the start of harvest break, where students go home in autumn to harvest the crops on the family farms.