soiree

  • 21soiree — or soirée noun Etymology: French soirée evening period, evening party, from Middle French, from soir evening, from Latin sero at a late hour, from serus late; akin to Old Irish sír long, lasting and perhaps to Old English sīth late more at since… …

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  • 22soiree — /swah ray /, n. an evening party or social gathering, esp. one held for a particular purpose: a musical soiree. Also, soirée. [1810 20; < F, equiv. to OF soir evening ( < L sero late (adv.), orig. abl. of serus) + ée < L ata, fem. of atus ATE1;&#8230; …

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  • 23Soiree — Abendgesellschaft; Abendveranstaltung * * * Soi|ree 〈[soa ] f. 19〉 1. Abendgesellschaft 2. Abendvorstellung; Ggs Matinee (I) [frz., „Abendzeit, Abendgesellschaft“; zu soir „Abend“] * * * Soi|ree [so …

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  • 24soirée — soi·rée s.f.inv. ES fr. {{wmetafile0}} evento mondano serale, serata: una soirée a teatro | festa esclusiva di carattere mondano che ha luogo di sera {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1846. ETIMO: fr. soirée propr. serata , der. di soir sera …

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  • 25soiree — soi|ree soirée [ˈswa:reı US swa:ˈreı] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: soirée, from soir evening ] a formal or fashionable evening party …

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  • 26soiree — [[t]swɑ͟ːreɪ, AM swɑːre͟ɪ[/t]] soirees also soirée N COUNT A soiree is a social gathering held in the evening. [FORMAL] …

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  • 27soiree — UK [ˈswɑːreɪ] / US [swɑˈreɪ] noun [countable] Word forms soiree : singular soiree plural soirees old fashioned a small party held in the evening in a private house, often including a musical performance …

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  • 28soiree — /swaˈreɪ / (say swah ray), /ˈswareɪ / (say swahray) noun an evening party or social gathering, often for a particular purpose: a musical soiree. Also, soirée. {French, from soir evening, from Latin sērō late (adverb), from sērus late} …

  • 29soiree — noun a party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house) • Hypernyms: ↑party • Hyponyms: ↑musical soiree, ↑soiree musicale …

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  • 30soirée — noun see soiree …

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