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party

Noun

∙ A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action. law
∙ A person.
- ∙ A person; an individual. slang, dated
- ∙ With to: an accessory, someone who takes part.
∙ A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc. now rare in general sense
- ∙ Active player characters organized into a single group. role-playing games, online gaming
- ∙ A group of characters controlled by the player. video games
∙ A political group considered as a formal whole, united under one specific political platform of issues and campaigning to take part in government.
∙ A discrete detachment of troops, especially for a particular purpose. military
∙ A social gathering.
- ∙ A gathering of usually invited guests for entertainment, fun and socializing.
- ∙ A group of people traveling or attending an event together, or participating in the same activity.
- ∙ A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them.
∙ A part or division. obsolete

Verb

∙ To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself. intransitive
∙ To take recreational drugs. intransitive, slang, euphemistic
∙ To engage in flings, to have one-night stands, to sow one's wild oats. intransitive
∙ To form a party (with). online gaming, intransitive

Adjective

∙ Divided; in part. obsolete, except in compounds
∙ Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the ordinaries. heraldry

Adverb

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