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soi⋅ree

  [swah-rey]
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–noun
an evening party or social gathering, esp. one held for a particular purpose: a musical soiree.
Also, soi⋅rée.

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

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