"preparty" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: preparties [plural]
Etymology: From pre- + party. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|party}} pre- + party Head templates: {{en-noun}} preparty (plural preparties)
  1. A party held before the start of an event, usually a public event. Related terms: afterparty Translations (party before main event): førfest [common-gender] (Danish), etkot (Finnish), présoirée [feminine] (French), ovdâjuhle (Inari Sami), vorsa (Northern Sami), vorspiel (Norwegian Bokmål), forfest (Norwegian Bokmål), ooudjuhll (Skolt Sami), förfest [common-gender] (Swedish)

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