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soiree

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soi·ree also soi·rée  (swä-r)
n.
An evening party or reception.

[French soirée, from Old French seree, from seir, evening, from Latin sr, at a late hour, from srus, late.]

soiree [swah-ray]
Noun
an evening social gathering [French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.soiree - a party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)
party - a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner"
musical soiree, soiree musicale - a soiree assembled for the purpose of listening to music


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In the large and pleasant salon which extended across the width of the house, the Ratignolles entertained their friends once a fortnight with a soiree musicale, sometimes diversified by card-playing.
Having thanked Anna Pavlovna for her charming soiree, the guests began to take their leave.
Soon after her return from Moscow, on arriving at a soiree where she had expected to meet him, and not finding him there, she realized distinctly from the rush of disappointment that she had been deceiving herself, and that this pursuit was not merely not distasteful to her, but that it made the whole interest of her life.
 
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