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party

UK/ˈpɑːti/ US/ˈpɑɹti/ very common slang
noun (5) verb (1)

noun

1.

an organization to gain political power

  • “in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level”
Synonyms
2.

an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment

  • “he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day”
3.

a band of people associated temporarily in some activity

  • “they organized a party to search for food”
  • “the company of cooks walked into the kitchen”
Synonyms
4.

a group of people gathered together for pleasure

  • “she joined the party after dinner”
5.

a person involved in legal proceedings

  • “the party of the first part”

verb

1.

have or participate in a party

  • “The students were partying all night before the exam”

Origin

From Middle English party, partye, partie, from Anglo-Norman partie, from Old French partie (“side, part; portion, share; separation, division”, literally “that which is divided”), noun use of feminine of past participle of Old French partir (“to divide, separate”), from Latin partire (“to share, part, distribute, divide”), from pars (“a part, piece, a share”); see also part. First attested in c. 1300. Doublet of partita. The sense of communist party of a communist state derives Russian партия (partija), short for Коммунистическая партия (Kommunističeskaja partija). By surface analysis, part + -y (“noun suffix”).

Phrases

  • 2d party Derived terms of party (noun)
  • 2nd party Derived terms of party (noun)
  • 3d party Derived terms of party (noun)
  • 3rd party Derived terms of party (noun)
  • @ party Derived terms of party (noun)
  • adverse party Derived terms of party (noun)
  • aggrieved party Derived terms of party (noun)
  • aloha party Derived terms of party (noun)
  • party down
  • party hardy
  • party line Derived terms of party (adjective)
  • party on

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