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| par·ty [ prtee ] |
noun (plural par·ties) |
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1. social gathering for fun: a social gathering to which people are invited in order to enjoy themselves and often celebrate something
  Are you coming to my birthday party?
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2. political organization: a nationally based organization of people who share the same broad political views and goals, usually one attempting to elect members to government positions
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3. group acting together: a group of people who are doing something together
a search party
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4. person: an individual
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formal
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5. law one side in legal matter: a person or a group of people acting together and forming one side in an agreement, contract, dispute, or lawsuit
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6. military group of soldiers: a detachment of soldiers given a particular task
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intransitive verb (past and past participle par·tied, present participle par·ty·ing, 3rd person present singular par·ties) |
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be at party: to socialize and have fun at a party or similar occasion
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informal
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adjective |
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heraldry of two colors: divided into parts of two different colors
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| [13th century. < French partie "part, side in a contest" < Latin partita, form of past participle of partire "divide" (see partition)] |
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| par·ty·er noun |
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be (a) party to something to participate or be involved in a particular activity
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