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How to spell party

Party is spelled P-A-R-T-Y.

hear itpar·ty/'pɑrti/nounLong vowels

What it means: A gathering for social enjoyment.

In a sentence: We had fun singing at the birthday party!

Same family: parties, party leader, party member, political party, multi-party system. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "party" comes from Old French "partie," meaning a part or side, especially in a dispute. Over time, it came to mean an organized group of people united by shared political beliefs or interests, which is how we use "party" in politics today.

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