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Partido Revolucionario Institucional
parting
parting gift
parting shot
partisan (1)
partisan (2)
partita
partite
partition
partition coefficient
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partizan
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partner
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party

par·ty [ prtee ]


noun  (plural par·ties)
Definition:
 
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?

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

3. group acting together: a group of people who are doing something together
a search party

4. person: an individual ( formal )

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

6. military group of soldiers: a detachment of soldiers given a particular task



intransitive verb  (past and past participle par·tied, present participle par·ty·ing, 3rd person present singular par·ties)
Definition:
 
be at party: to socialize and have fun at a party or similar occasion ( informal )



adjective 
Definition:
 
heraldry of two colors: divided into parts of two different colors

[13th century. < French partie "part, side in a contest" < Latin partita, form of past participle of partire "divide" (see partition)]

par·ty·er noun

be (a) party to something to participate or be involved in a particular activity

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