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[ noun ] an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
Synonyms Used in print (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)Hatless , in an overcoat of rough blue wool , I was given a proud farewell by my mother and father , and I set_out into the strangely still streets of Brooklyn . (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)The women said they had seen him wave an exhausted farewell ; but he might have been shooing_away the fleas that hopped from his yellow dog onto him . Related terms acknowledgment adieu good_night good_morning good_afternoon bon_voyage |
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[ adjective ] of a speech expressing leave-taking
Synonyms Examples "a valedictory address" Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of departing politely
Synonyms Examples "he disliked long farewells" "he took his leave" "parting is such sweet sorrow" Related terms |
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