viewing party
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈvjuːɪŋ ˈpɑːrti/
- US
:
fiesta de visualización
- But there will be an awesome viewing party in the East Village; more info coming soon.
- hosting a viewing party
- hold a viewing party
- a special viewing party
Examples
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She hosted a viewing party for her favorite documentary film, bringing together friends to watch and discuss it afterward.
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Those in my viewing party had a positive reaction and all wish to see it again.
Blog text (1) -
Once the stories are complete, the class can have a special viewing party to celebrate each student's writing.
Academic text (2013) -
How many of our viewing parties have you attended?
Blog text (9) -
They're planning viewing parties all over the country.
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AB: My friends and I would get together once a month to have a viewing party with themed dishes.
Blog text (16) -
Last night, CAIR-Chicago held a public viewing party of the 3rd Presidential debate, which welcomed a lively and diverse group.
Blog text (19) -
The viewing party was attended by CAIR-Chicago staff, interns, and community members eager to participate in discussions around U.S. foreign policy.
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We're excited to invite everyone to our annual viewing party to watch the Super Bowl together.
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For the premiere of the new series, we planned a viewing party at our friend's house, complete with snacks and decorations.
Synonyms
498
1.4
A group of people who go somewhere together to do one activity
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1.0
A meeting of people for a social or special purpose
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2.7
An event where people meet to talk and spend time together
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'viewing' (watching) combined with 'party' (a social gathering) yields a gathering to watch something together. This follows common noun+noun compounding and is readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituents and basic event terminology.
Etymology
Viewing party comes from joining viewing, which means 'to watch', and party, which means 'a social gathering'. Imagine friends in one room watching the same TV show or a live sports game and cheering together, so the phrase means 'a social gathering to watch a program'.