social affair

social affair
noun
a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship
Syn: ↑social gathering
Hypernyms: ↑gathering, ↑assemblage
Hyponyms:
bee, ↑love feast, ↑company, ↑function, ↑party, ↑supper, ↑meeting, ↑get together

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