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partie carrée
noun
par·tie car·rée
\ˌpärˌtēkäˈrā, ˌpärtē-\
Definition of partie carrée
: a party of four persons as we were a partie carrée, you might have your rubber — A. Conan Doyle
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Origin and Etymology of partie carrée
French, party of two men and two women, from partie party + carrée, feminine of carré square
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