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soi·ree
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–noun
an evening party or social gathering, esp. one held for a particular purpose:
a musical soiree.
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Origin:
1810–20;
< F, equiv. to OF
soir
evening (< L
sērō
late (adv.), orig. abl. of
sērus
) +
-ée
< L
-āta,
fem. of
-ātus
-ate
1
;
cf.
journey
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soiree
(ˈswɑːreɪ)
—
n
an evening party or other gathering given usually at a private house, esp where guests are invited to listen to, play, or dance to music
[C19: from French, from Old French
soir
evening, from Latin
sērum
a late time, from
sērus
late]
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Word Origin & History
soiree
"an evening party," 1793, from Fr.
soirée
, from
soir
"evening," from O.Fr.
soir,
from L.
sero
(adv.) "late, at a late hour," from
serum
"late hour," neut. of
serus
"late."
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