dinner party
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- noun
- /ˈdɪnər ˈpɑrti/
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cena
- At one point, around Christmas, he went to a dinner party, but he did not enjoy it.
- a dinner party host
- dinner party guests
- give a dinner party
Sat next to Don Johnson once at a dinner party at Rob Lowe's house.
- Sat next to Don Johnson once at a dinner party at Rob Lowe's house.
- My favorite episode of The Office is the dinner party at Jan's house.
- And so to thank us, he gave this dinner party and sang Blueberry Hill.
- Yeah, I'd probably have dinners, dinner parties at least twice a month.
- I love hosting dinner parties, gatherings for people to come over here.
- Some upper class women dabbled in fascism to shock dinner party guests.
- What is the optimum size of a dinner party?
- So he said that he was going to throw a party, a dinner party for time travellers.
- We did the whole day club, nightclub, dinner party thing.
- And at a dinner party in London, some friend of mine told the story.
- And I've noticed that you tend to ruin good dinner parties by explaining that, that we're not going to die.
- They also act sympathically, meaning they're they're a good companion at dinner parties.
- Except a a a couple of weeks ago, I got invited to a a dinner party.
- One of the things that I've recommended a lot of people do is host dining dinner parties and reach out to people who you don't know.
- And they come from these worlds where it is possible to look left and look right at like a dinner party that your parents are having.
Examples
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Imagine that you are hosting a dinner party for all of the women in this article.
Academic text (2010) -
Perhaps we should throw a dinner party as well for all our old friends.
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And at a dinner party in London, some friend of mine told the story.
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My first kiss was at a dinner party with a bunch of those friends that I used to hang out with.
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There was always a woman at the dinner party for me to meet.
Fiction book (1995) -
You love throwing dinner parties.
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I happened to mention it at a dinner party one evening, and Peterson was interested.
Fiction book (1996) -
I love hosting dinner parties, gatherings for people to come over here.
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I'm arranging a small dinner party for you.
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My boss invited me to a dinner party at his place tonight.
Synonyms
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An event where people meet to celebrate, eat, and have fun
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A formal meal in the evening where people meet for social or business reasons
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A light evening meal often shared with other people
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A large formal meal for many people to celebrate a special event
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An evening party at someone's home
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A formal meal or meeting where people sit together to talk
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A dinner where guests wear very smart clothes and follow strict manners
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a social event where guests are invited to have dinner together' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'dinner' (an evening meal) with 'party' (a social occasion). This noun + noun compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Dinner party comes from joining dinner, the main evening meal, and party, a social gathering. It gives the image of people sitting together to eat and talk, so dinner party means 'a social event where guests are invited to have dinner together'.