Word: Adieu
Speech Type: Interjection
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French, from a ‘to’ + Dieu ‘God’; compare with adios
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈdjuː
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈdjʊ
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈdjəː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
goodbye.
Short Definition:goodbye
Word: Adieu
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈdjuː
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈdjʊ
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈdjəː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a goodbye
Short Definition:goodbye
Examples:- he whispered a fond adieu
