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black tie meaning

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WBlack tie
  • Black tie is a dress code of formal wear for evening events and social functions derived from British and American costume conventions of the 19th century. Worn only for events after 6 p.m., black tie is semi-formal, i.e.
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black tie
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Nouns
      • Singularia tantum
        • Uncountable nouns

    Other Vocabulary

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    Source: Wiktionary

    Meaning of black tie for the defined word.

    Grammatically, this idiom "black tie" is a noun, more specifically, a singularia tantum.
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