musical soiree
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- noun
- /ˈmjuːzɪkəl swɑːˈreɪ/
- Formal
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soirée musical
- She invited her closest friends to a charming musical soiree filled with laughter and beautiful melodies.
Examples
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As you know, in December I have a series of musical soirees in my house.
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Every summer, we host a musical soiree in our garden where friends gather to enjoy live music.
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Mother's having a musical soiree.
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The elegant musical soiree featured local musicians performing classical pieces under the stars.
Synonyms
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A small home gathering where people play or sing music
An evening gathering with live music, like a small concert
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'musical' (related to music) modifies 'soiree' (an evening gathering), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes an evening gathering featuring music. Even though 'soiree' is a formal/French-derived word, its definition combined with 'musical' makes the overall meaning transparent.
Etymology
Musical soiree comes from old private parties called soirees, a French word meaning 'evening', where people would sit and listen to live music. The word musical points to the music and the word soiree points to the 'evening' party, so today musical soiree means an intimate evening event for music.