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- [swah-rey]
- /swɑˈreɪ/
- /ˈswɑː.reɪ/
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- [swah-rey]
- /swɑˈreɪ/
Definitions of soiree word
- noun soiree an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose: a musical soiree. 1
- noun soiree evening party 1
- noun soiree evening social event 1
- countable noun soiree A soiree is a social gathering held in the evening. 0
- noun soiree 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 0
- noun soiree a party or gathering in the evening 0
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Origin of soiree
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
1810-20; < French, equivalent to Old French soir evening (< Latin sērō late (adv.), orig. ablative of sērus) + -ée < Latin -āta, feminine of -ātus -ate1; cf. journey
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Parts of speech for Soiree
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
soiree popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
soiree usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for soiree
noun soiree
- affair — If an event or a series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair.
- at home — If you feel at home, you feel comfortable in the place or situation that you are in.
- at-home — Also, at home. a reception of visitors at certain hours at one's home.
- dos — any of several single-user, command-driven operating systems for personal computers, especially MS DOS.
- luncheon — lunch, especially a formal lunch held in connection with a meeting or other special occasion: the alumni luncheon.
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