"preparty" meaning in English

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          "code": "da",
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          "sense": "party before main event",
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          "word": "førfest"
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          "sense": "party before main event",
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          "sense": "party before main event",
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          "word": "présoirée"
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          "sense": "party before main event",
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          "sense": "party before main event",
          "word": "vorsa"
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          "sense": "party before main event",
          "word": "vorspiel"
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          "sense": "party before main event",
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          "sense": "party before main event",
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      "sense": "party before main event",
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