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salutation

English

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Etymology

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From 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

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  • IPA(key): /ˌsæljuˈteɪʃən/, /ˌsæljəˈteɪʃən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: sal‧u‧ta‧tion
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

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salutation (countable and uncountable, plural salutations)

 
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  1. A greeting, salute, or address; a hello.
  2. 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.
  3. (obsolete) Quickening; excitement.

Derived terms

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English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *solh₂-‎ (0 c, 26 e)

Translations

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greeting — see greeting

See also

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin salutātiōnem.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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salutation f (plural salutations)

  1. greeting
  2. (letter-writing) valediction, complimentary close
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