farewell

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  1. interjection Used to express goodbye.
  2. noun An acknowledgment at parting; a goodbye.
  3. noun The act of departing or taking leave.

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  • I called a farewell to Sergeant Duril as he led our mounts away, and he answered with a vague wave of his hand. —  Hobb, Robin - The Soldier Son 01 - Shaman's Crossing (v2.0)
  • We all belted out: “So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen good night” and waved good-bye. —  GaspingforAirtime
  • He then gave me a message for Lahiri Mahasaya After I had bowed humbly in farewell, the saint smiled benignly. —  Autobiography of a Yogi
  • He said the traditional Tsingani farewell, then; he must have learned it among the kumpanias . —  Carey, Jaqueline - Kushiel's Dart orig
  • Then the Aeolus bid them farewell, and they walked out of the palace. —  Xone of Contention
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  1. Middle English fare wel : imperative of faren, to fare; see fare + wel, well; see well2.

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  1. Prop. separate, being two words, fare well, from Middle English fare wel (= Danish farvel = Swedish farväl, adverb and n.), used not only in the imperative, as in modern English, but in the indicative: he fareth wel (Latin valet), we faren wel (Latin valemus), etc., imperative fare wel, common in leave-taking and at the end of letters (Latin vale, valete): faren, fare, speed, be in a particular condition (not in the literally sense ‘go’), with a qualifying adverb wel, well; so also with ill and amiss, etc.
  2. from farewell.
  3. from farewell, n.
 

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/ˈfɛrˈwɛl/
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