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Social function

noun

A vaguely specified social event. Synonyms: affair, function, occasion, social occasion. "An occasion arranged to honor the president" , "A seemingly endless round of social functions"

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"Social function" Quotes from Famous Books

... is the favorite reception room, and here at any social function the musical program is given and cakes and ices are served; here morning callers are received, or gay riding parties, the ladies in pretty divided skirts, worn for convenience in riding astride, —the universal mode adopted by Europeans and Americans, as well ...

— Innocents abroad • Mark Twain

... the days did not seem lonesome. After the fist break was over, we did not find time to think of our solitude, and as the weeks passed we wondered what new wings had caused them to fly so swiftly. Each day had its interests of work or study or social function. Stormy days and unbroken evenings were given to reading. We consumed many books, both old and new, and we were not forgotten by our friends. The dull days of winter did not drag; indeed, they were accepted with real pleasure. Our lives had hitherto ...

— The Fat of the Land - The Story of an American Farm • John Williams Streeter

... the consciousness of possessing a strong brain; to study love, family affection, and friendship as a doctor studies breathing or digestion; to look on disinterestedness as either weakness or hypocrisy, and on death as a mere transfer of your social function to some ...

— The Irrational Knot - Being the Second Novel of His Nonage • George Bernard Shaw

Words linked to "Social function" : jubilation, sleepover, party, fundraiser, observance, photo opportunity, social event, ceremonial occasion, ceremonial, photo op, ceremony, function, celebration