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In obsolete terms the difference between party and date

is that party is partly while date is given or assigned length of life; duration.

In intransitive terms the difference between party and date

is that party is to celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself while date is to become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc.

As an adjective party

is divided; in part.

As an adverb party

is partly.

party

English

(wikipedia party)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) partie, (etyl) partie, from ; see part.

Noun

(parties)
  • (lb) A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.
  • :
  • *Sir (c.1569-1626)
  • *:If the jury found that the party slain was of English race, it had been adjudged felony.
  • (lb) A person.
  • # A person; an individual.
  • #:
  • #With to : an accessory, someone who takes part.
  • #:
  • A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.
  • *1912 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Ch.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.
  • A political group considered as a formal whole, united under one specific political platform of issues and campaigning to take part in government.
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  • *
  • *:"A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day.A strong man—a strong one; and a heedless." ¶ "Of what party is he?" she inquired, as though casually.
  • (lb) A discrete detachment of troops, especially for a particular purpose.
  • :
  • (lb) A social gathering.
  • #A gathering of usually invited guests for entertainment, fun and socializing.
  • #:
  • #A group of people traveling or attending an event together, or participating in the same activity.
  • #:
  • #*
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner.}}
  • #A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them.
  • #:
  • Participants.
  • #(lb) Active player characters organized into a single group.
  • #(lb) Group of characters controlled by the player.
  • (lb) A part or division.
  • *, Bk.II, Ch.xv:
  • *:And so the moost party of the castel that was falle doune thorugh that dolorous stroke laye vpon Pellam and balyn thre dayes.
  • Synonyms
    * (social gathering) * bash * do * rave * See also
    Derived terms
    * after-party/afterparty * agrarian party * beach party * bachelor party * bachelorette party * block party * boarding party * bucks' party * charter party * cocktail party * coming-out party * concert party * Conservative party * costume party * cross-party * dinner party * fatigue party * green party * hen party * house party * Independence Party * keg party * LAN party * landing party * lawn party * life of the party * major party * minor party * mushroom party * necktie party * one-party * partay * party and party costs * party animal * party blower * party boss * party boy * party bus * party-coated * party costs * party dress * party crasher * party favor * party game * party girl * party jury * party line * party of the fist part * party of the second part * party pie * party politics * party pooper * party puffer * party school * party spirit * party state * party strengths (see strength) * party to the action * party tray * party trick * party wall * party whip * partyer * partygoer * partyism * political party * pool party * prevailing party * rescue party * sausage party * search party * slumber party * splinter party * stag party * surprise party * tailgate party * tea party * throw a party * third party * three-party * toga party * Tupperware party * two-party * war party * wedding party

    Verb

  • To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself.
  • We partied until the early hours.
  • (intransitive, slang, euphemistic) To take recreational drugs.
  • * 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.”
  • (gaming, online gaming, intransitive) To form a party (with).
  • If you want to beat that monster, you should party with a healer.
    Derived terms
    * party down * party on

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    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete, except in compounds) Divided; in part.
  • (heraldry) Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the ordinaries.
  • an escutcheon party per pale
    Derived terms
    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Partly.
  • (Chaucer)

    Anagrams

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    date

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) datte, from (etyl) dactylus, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera , somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.
  • We made a nice cake from dates .
  • The date palm.
  • There were a few dates planted around the house.
    Derived terms
    * date fish * date mussel * date palm * date plum * date shell * date tree

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) date, and Die.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (as day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, or executed, or made.
  • the date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin, etc.
    US date''' : 05/24/08 = Tuesday, May 24th, 2008. UK '''date : 24/05/08 = Tuesday 24th May 2008.
  • * 1681 , (John Dryden), The Spanish Friar
  • And bonds without a date , they say, are void.
  • The point of time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time; epoch; as, the date of a battle. A specific day.
  • the date for pleading
  • * 1844 , (Mark Akenside), (The Pleasures of the Imagination), Book II
  • He at once, Down the long series of eventful time, So fix'd the dates of being, so disposed To every living soul of every kind The field of motion, and the hour of rest.
    Do you know the date of the wedding?
    We had to change the dates of the festival because of the flooding.
  • A point in time
  • You may need that at a later date .
  • (rare) Assigned end; conclusion.
  • * (rfdate) (Alexander Pope),
  • What Time would spare, from Steel receives its date .
  • (obsolete) Given or assigned length of life; duration.
  • * (rfdate) (Edmund Spenser),
  • Good luck prolonged hath thy date .
  • * (rfdate) (George Chapman) (translator), (Homer) (author), (w) , Volume 1, Book IV, lines 282–5,
  • As now Saturnius, through his life's whole date ,
    Hath Nestor's bliss raised to as steep a state,
    Both in his age to keep in peace his house,
    And to have children wise and valorous.
  • A pre-arranged social meeting.
  • I arranged a date with my Australian business partners.
  • A companion when one is partaking in a social occasion.
  • I brought Melinda to the wedding as my date .
  • A meeting with a lover or potential lover, or the person so met.
  • We really hit it off on the first date , so we decided to meet the week after.
    We slept together on the first date .
    The cinema is a popular place to take someone on a date .
    Derived terms
    * * blind date * date night * date of birth * date rape * double date * due date * expiry date, expiration date * sell-by date * speed date * transaction date * use-by date
    Descendants
    * German:

    Verb

    (dat)
  • To note the time of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.
  • * (rfdate) (Joseph Addison)
  • You will be surprised, I don't question, to find among your correspondencies in foreign parts, a letter dated from Blois.
  • * 1801 [1796 January], (William Cobbett), A New Year's Gift'', ''Porcupine's works , footnote, page 430,
  • I keep to the very words of the letter; but that, by "this State," is meant the State of Pennsylvania, cannot be doubted, especially when we see that the letter is dated at Philadelphia.
  • * 1913 [1863], (Marcus Aurelius), , G. Bell and Sons, page 227,
  • In these countries much of his Journal seems to have been written; parts of it are dated from them; and there, a few weeks before his fifty-ninth birthday, he fell sick and died.
  • To note or fix the time of, as of an event; to give the date of.
  • To determine the age of something.
  • To take (someone) on a series of dates.
  • To have a steady relationship with, to be romantically involved with.
  • * 2008 May 15, NEWS.com.au , "Jessica Simpson upset John Mayer dating Jennifer Aniston":
  • Jessica Simpson reportedly went on a drinking binge after discovering ex-boyfriend John Mayer is dating Jennifer Aniston.
  • Of a couple, to be in a romantic relationship.
  • To become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc.
  • To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.
  • * (rfdate) (Edward Everett)
  • The Batavian republic dates from the successes of the French arms.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
  • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=Foreword citation , passage=He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= The new masters and commanders , passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}
    Usage notes
    * To note the time of writing one may say dated at' or ' from a place.

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