adieu

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But since the morning when he bade her adieu, her name had never once passed his lips When his sister Gertrude questioned him concerning the Kentucky girls, he had described to her in glowing terms the extreme beauty of Julia, and the handsome eyes of "the widder," as he called Mrs. Carrington, but of Fanny he had never spoken.

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  1. interjection Used to express farewell.
  2. noun A farewell.

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  • With deep regret did her mates bid her adieu, and nothing but the certainty of soon embracing her again would have reconciled Livy to the parting; for in Amanda she had found that rare and precious treasure, a friend Addio, my beloved Granny; take care of your dear bones and come home soon,' said Amanda, in the little back entry, while her luggage was being precipitated downstairs Heaven bless and keep you safe, my own Possum. —  Shawl-Straps A Second Series of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag
  • It will all be right in course of time--adieu The Zouave made two long strides in getting downstairs, and in a moment he had reached and climbed the garden-wall. —  The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I
  • So pick up de baskit an' go ahead Bidding Mrs Lilly an affectionate adieu, the two shaves left the cellar, to the intense relief of poor Hester, who scarce knew whether to laugh or cry over the visit. —  The Middy and the Moors An Algerine Story
  • Varewell,--adieu He'll be tough enough, I warrant," said Joe, "an' we've more meat here nor we can lift But wouldn't it be as well to put the poor brute out o' pain?" —  The Dog Crusoe and his Master
  • The scoundrel waved his hand in ironical adieu, and continued his course Treacherous villain!" —  Newton Forster The Merchant Service
 

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  1. Middle English, from Old French a dieu, (I commend you) to God : a, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + Dieu, God (from Latin deus; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. Early modern English adiew, adew, adue, from Middle English adew, adewe, from Old French a Dieu, a Deu, modern F. adieu, to which the modern English conforms in spelling; = Italian addio = Spanish adios or à Dios = Portuguese adeos or a Deos; from Latin ad Deum: ad, to; Deum, accusative of Deus, God: see deity. Cf. good-by, orig. God be with you.
 

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