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Meaning of black-tie | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Moderately formal; usually requiring a dinner jacket (tuxedo) for men.

Examples

“There is black-tie dinner at the Castle this evening.”
“The event was originally planned to take⟳ place⟳ as a black-tie dinner and awards ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London's Park⟳ Lane, as in previous years.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

black-topped Blackanese blackassed blackavised blackbag BlackBerried

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