soiree

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   formal: an evening social gathering or party, often held in a private home and sometimes featuring music or conversation

   The host invited local writers and musicians to a small soiree after the lecture.

Borrowed from French soirée, 'evening' or 'evening gathering,' from soir, 'evening.' English preserves both the accented spelling soirée and the unaccented soiree, using the word especially for a formal or cultivated evening party.

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