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Definition of attire noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

attire

noun
 
/əˈtaɪə(r)/
 
/əˈtaɪər/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. clothes, especially fine or formal ones
    • dressed in formal evening attire
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAttire is used after these nouns:
    • business
    • wedding
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French atirier, atirer ‘equip’, from a tire ‘in order’, of unknown origin.
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