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noun British.

a form of theatrical entertainment popular at seaside resorts, in which specialty acts, songs, dances, etc., are presented.

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Origin of concert party

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby concert party

concertmaster, concertmistress, concerto, concerto grosso, concert overture, concert party, concert pitch, concertstück, concert tuning, concession, concessionaire

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How to use concert party in a sentence

Neither the Republican nor the Democratic party have done anything to consistently target Asian- American voters.
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Although the NFL party animal loves flaunting his washboard abs, he seems more fratboy than Fabio.
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Eva Silverman, who co-hosts an Oakland Dinner Party, agrees.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Those who come to the Dinner Party are self-selecting; they do want to talk about it.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Talking about death is never easy, but with food, comfort, and familiarity, a new kind of dinner party is making it easier.
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Walls End Castle, when the party broke up, returned to its normal state.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
To give him a party name, he became an anti-clerical, strictly in a political and lawful sense.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Native women were not interfered with by either party, nor were the foreigners, many of whom took refuge at the British Consulate.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
No one was hurt, although the shot was evidently intended for my party.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Ascension being a holiday here, all we pianists made up a walking party out to Tiefurt, about two miles distant.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay

British Dictionary definitions for concert party

concert party

noun

a musical entertainment popular in the early 20th century, esp one at a British seaside resort

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