party

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From Anglo-Norman partie, Old French partie , from Medieval Latin partita (“a part, party”), from Latin partita, feminine of partitus, past participle of partiri (“to divide”); see part.

A birthday party (def. 6) for a child

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party (plural parties)

  1. (law) A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.
    The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee.
  2. With to: an accessory, someone who takes part.
    I can't possibly be a party to that kind of reckless behaviour.
  3. (now rare in general sense) A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.
    • 1912: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 6
      A mile back in the forest the tribe had heard the fierce challenge of the gorilla, and, as was his custom when any danger threatened, Kerchak called his people together, partly for mutual protection against a common enemy, since this gorilla might be but one of a party of several, and also to see that all members of the tribe were accounted for.
  4. A political group considered as a formal whole, united under one specific political platform of issues and campaigning to take part in government.
    The green party took 12% of the vote.
  5. (military) A discrete detachment of troops, especially for a particular purpose.
    The settlers were attacked early next morning by a scouting party.
  6. A social gathering for entertainment and fun.
    I'm throwing a huge party for my 21st birthday.
  7. A group of people traveling or attending an event together, or participating in the same activity.
    We're expecting a large party from the London office.
  8. (gaming, online gaming) Active player characters organized into a single group.
  9. (video games) Group of characters controlled by the player.
  10. (obsolete) A part or division.
    • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book II:
      And so the moost party of the castel that was falle doune thorugh that dolorous stroke laye vpon Pellam and balyn thre dayes.
  11. A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them.
    Tupperware party
    lingerie party
  12. To partake in debauchery and vice
  13. To party and play, take part in risky sex and hard drugs, especially methamphetamine and male-on-male sex.
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(social gathering):

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Terms derived from party (noun)
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law: particular side in a contract or legal action
someone who takes part
group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.
political group
military: discrete detachment of troops
social gathering
group of people travelling or attending an event together
online gaming: player characters organized into a single group
video games: group of characters controlled by the player

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party (third-person singular simple present parties, present participle partying, simple past and past participle partied)

  1. (intransitive) To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself.
    We partied until the early hours.
  2. (intransitive, slang, euphemistic) To take recreational drugs.
    • 2004, Daniel Nicholas Shields, Firewoman
      “Miss, do you party?” the boy asked. “What?” Jennifer asked back. “Do you smoke? I'll get you some cheap. One American dollar equals forty Jamaican dollars. I'll get you as much of the stuff as you need.”
  3. (gaming, online gaming, intransitive) To form a party (with).
    If you want to beat that monster, you should party with a healer.
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to celebrate at a party

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle English, from Old French parti (“parted”), from Latin partītus (“parted”), past participle of partiri (“to divide”). More at part.

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party (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, except in compounds) Divided; in part.
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party (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Partly.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

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party m. and f. (plural parties or partys)

  1. (Canada) party (social gathering)

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party has two genders in French: In Canada, it is a masculine noun, and in France it is a feminine noun.

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English

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party m. inv.

  1. party (social gathering)

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party n.

  1. party; social gathering

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Declension of party
singular plural
Neuter indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative party partyt partyn partyna
genitive partys partyts partyns partynas
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