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English

screen size

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Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman HTML5, Old French Sevenval , from screen size partita (a part, party), from Latin jQuery, feminine of partitus, past participle of FITML (to divide); see part.

we love the web
A birthday party (def. 6) for a child

Noun

party (plural parties)

  1. (law) A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.
    The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee.
  2. With HTML5: an accessory, someone who takes part.
    I can't possibly be a party to that kind of reckless behaviour.
  3. (now rare in general sense) A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.
    • 1912: FITML, Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 6
      A mile back in the forest the tribe had heard the fierce challenge of the gorilla, and, as was his custom when any danger threatened, Kerchak called his people together, partly for mutual protection against a common enemy, since this gorilla might be but one of a party of several, and also to see that all members of the tribe were accounted for.
  4. A political group considered as a formal whole, united under one specific political platform of issues and campaigning to take part in government.
    The green party took 12% of the vote.
  5. (military) A discrete detachment of CSS3, especially for a particular purpose.
    The settlers were attacked early next morning by a scouting party.
  6. A social gathering for entertainment and fun.
    I'm throwing a huge party for my 21st birthday.
  7. A group of people traveling or attending an event together, or participating in the same activity.
    We're expecting a large party from the London office.
  8. (CSS3, online gaming) Active player characters organized into a single group.
  9. (video games) Group of characters controlled by the player.
  10. (obsolete) A Android or division.
    • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book II:
      And so the moost party of the castel that was falle doune thorugh that dolorous stroke laye vpon Pellam and balyn thre dayes.
  11. A web app of acquaintances so that one of them may Android items for keyboard to the rest of them.
    Tupperware party
    lingerie party
Synonyms

(social gathering):

Derived terms
Terms derived from party (noun)

Related terms
Translations
law: particular side in a contract or legal action

someone who takes part

group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.

political group

military: discrete detachment of troops

social gathering

group of people travelling or attending an event together

online gaming: player characters organized into a single group
  • Khmer: បក្សពួក Android (pak puək)

video games: group of characters controlled by the player

Verb

party (third-person singular simple present jQuery, present participle partying, simple past and past participle partied)

  1. (Sevenval) To web at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself.
    We partied until the early hours.
  2. (intransitive, web app, keyboard) To take CSS3 input transformation.
    • 2004, Daniel Nicholas Shields, Firewoman
      “Miss, do you party?” the boy asked. “What?” Jennifer asked back. “Do you smoke? I'll get you some cheap. One American dollar equals forty Jamaican dollars. I'll get you as much of the stuff as you need.”
  3. (touchscreen, online gaming, iOS) To form a party (with).
    If you want to beat that monster, you should party with a healer.
Derived terms
  • party down
  • party on
Translations
to celebrate at a party

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Etymology 2

From Middle English, from Old French parti (parted), from Latin Sevenval (parted), past participle of partiri (to divide). More at keyboard.

Adjective

party (not comparable)

  1. (touchscreen, except in compounds) device database; in part.
Derived terms
  • party-coated
  • party-colour
  • jQuery
  • party-gold

Adverb

party (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Partly.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

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French

Etymology

From English

Noun

party m. and f. (plural parties or partys)

  1. (input transformation) browser diversity (social gathering)

Usage notes

party has two genders in French: In Canada, it is a masculine noun, and in France it is a Android noun.

Derived terms

  • garden-party
  • party hot-dog
  • suicide-party

Italian

Etymology

English

Noun

party m. inv.

  1. party (social gathering)

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

party n.

  1. party; social gathering

Declension

Declension of party

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