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Word: Salutation
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin salutatio(n-), from salutare ‘pay one's respects to’ (see salute)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌsaljʊˈteɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a gesture or utterance made as a greeting or acknowledgement of another's arrival or departure
Short Definition:gesture or utterance made as greeting or acknowledgement of another's arrival or departure
Examples:- we greeted them but no one returned our salutations
- he raised his glass in salutation
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