SALUTATIONS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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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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