party1
n.
(pl. parties)
- a social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking, and entertainment.
- a formally constituted political group that contests elections and attempts to take part in government.
- a group of people taking part in a particular activity or trip.
- a person or group forming one side in an agreement or dispute.
- informal a person, especially one with specified characteristics.
v.
(parties, partying, partied)
informal enjoy oneself at a party or other lively gathering.
Phrase
- be party
(or a party)
to
be involved in.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. partie, based on L. partiri ‘divide into parts’.
party2
adj.
Heraldry divided into parts of different tinctures.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. parti ‘parted’.
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