farewell party

collocation in English

meaningsoffarewellandparty

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farewell
noun[C]
uk
/ˌfeəˈwel/us
/ˌferˈwel/
an occasion when someone ...
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party
noun
uk
/ˈpɑː.ti/us
/ˈpɑːr.t̬i/
a social event at which a group of people meet to talk, eat, drink, dance, etc., often in order to celebrate a ...
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(Definition offarewellandpartyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffarewell party

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So we are not pronouncing the obsequies; we are attending afarewellparty.
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We held him in high regard and in some personal affection, and we were sorry that he had to miss hisfarewellpartybecause of the storms.
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A sports meet and afarewellpartyfor students who are passing out of the institution are also held annually.
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There was no announcement that it was ending, nor anyfarewellpartyfor the longtime columnist.
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In fact, they even threw a bigfarewellpartyfor me.
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At thefarewellparty, everyone is dressed up and the celebration is loud and festive.
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His bemused friends held him afarewellparty.
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A sports meet and afarewellpartyfor new graduates are also held annually.
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Upon her retirement, afarewellpartywas organised, to which all political parties were invited.
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A publicfarewellpartywas televised.
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The house was locked up for over two years and then it was reopened for one day a week before its break for afarewellparty.
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Before she died she had afarewellpartyfor her closest friends; and she distributed her worldly possessions among them as her way of saying goodbye.
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There were farewell parties in the streets—and some were very good.
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Throughout the country there will he farewell parties today for those who are retiring after years of working for one company.
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Its traditional activities include farewell parties for senior students, birthday parties, autumn outings, etc.
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There were numerous farewell parties organized on campus and a number of poems were written on that occasion.
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The club aims to assist in organizing various cultural activities such as talent shows, fresher parties, farewell parties and many other events.
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