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Word: Salute
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin salutare ‘greet, pay one's respects to’, from salus, salut- ‘health, welfare, greeting’; the noun partly from Old French salut
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
səˈl(j)uːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a gesture of respect or polite recognition, especially one made to or by a person when arriving or departing
Short Definition:gesture of respect or polite recognition
Examples:- he raises his arms in a triumphant salute
Word: Salute
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
səˈl(j)uːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make a formal salute to
Short Definition:make formal salute to
Examples:- don't you usually salute a superior officer?
- he clicked his heels and saluted
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