/swah ray"/ , n.
an evening party or social gathering, esp. one held for a particular purpose: a musical soiree.
Also, soirée .
[ 1810-20; soir evening ( sero late (adv.), orig. abl. of serus ) + -ée -ata, fem. of -atus -ATE 1 ; cf. JOURNEY ]
/swah ray"/ , n.
an evening party or social gathering, esp. one held for a particular purpose: a musical soiree.
Also, soirée .
[ 1810-20; soir evening ( sero late (adv.), orig. abl. of serus ) + -ée -ata, fem. of -atus -ATE 1 ; cf. JOURNEY ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012