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party
an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment
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celebration, jubilation
a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
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ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance
a formal event performed on a special occasion
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fundraiser
a social function that is held for the purpose of raising money
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photo op, photo opportunity
an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed
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sleepover
an occasion of spending a night away from home or having a guest spend the night in your home (especially as a party for children)
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bash, brawl, do
an uproarious party
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birthday party
a party held on the anniversary of someone's birth
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bun-fight, bunfight
(Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion
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ceilidh
an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling
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cocktail party
an afternoon party at which cocktails are served
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dance
a party for social dancing
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feast, fete, fiesta
an elaborate party (often outdoors)
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house party
a party lasting over one or more nights at a large house
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jolly
a happy party
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tea party
a party at which tea is served
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whist drive
a progressive whist party
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circumstance
formal ceremony about important occasions
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funeral
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
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hymeneals, nuptials, wedding, wedding ceremony
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
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pageant, pageantry
a rich and spectacular ceremony
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dedication
a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose
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opening
a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
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commemoration, memorialisation, memorialization
a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something
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military ceremony
a formal ceremony performed by military personnel
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induction, initiation, installation
a formal entry into an organization or position or office
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exercise
(usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches
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fire walking
the ceremony of walking barefoot over hot stones or a bed of embers
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formalities, formality
a requirement of etiquette or custom
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Maundy
a public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money
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potlatch
a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
