salutation
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English salutacioun, from Old French salutacion, from Latin salutatio (“a greeting, a wishing health to”), from saluto (“wish one’s health, greet”), from salus (“well-being”). Compare the Latin greeting salve (literally “be well”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˌsæljuˈteɪʃən/, /ˌsæljəˈteɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: sal‧u‧ta‧tion
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
editsalutation (countable and uncountable, plural salutations)
- A greeting, salute, or address; a hello.
- The act of greeting.
- 1791, John Walker, A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary […] [1], London: Sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinſon, Paternoſter Row; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, →OCLC, page 550:
- Welcome, we²l'ku²m. a.
Received with gladneſs, admitted willingly, grateful […]
Welcome, we²l'ku²m. interj.
A form of ſalutation uſed to a new comer.
- (obsolete) Quickening; excitement.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editgreeting — see greeting
act of greeting
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See also
editFrench
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin salutātiōnem.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsalutation f (plural salutations)
- greeting
- (letter-writing) valediction, complimentary close
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “salutation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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