Westside High School will host an open house from 3 to 7 p.m. today, and all parents are invited to attend.
colleges holding open houses for prospective students
We held an open house last week in the hopes that someone would offer to buy our house.
They kept open house, and in the evenings neighbors would stop by to talk or play music.
They always kept an open house for visitors.
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15th century
: an event in which an organization (such as a school or company) invites the public to visit in order to see the things that happen there
: an event in which anyone who is interested in buying a particular house, apartment, etc., is invited to go inside and look at it
: a home or other place in which guests or visitors are welcome
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