greeting

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He looked well, and his greeting was the same as usual.

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  1. noun A word or gesture of welcome or salutation.

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  • As we had not seen each other for several years, our greeting was a most cordial one. —  The Life Story of an Old Rebel
  • Theo turned from the rack of tarot decks, and her greeting was a smile and a cheerful, "Welcome to the Cauldron!" —  Author Galley
  • R. W. 39. DEAR LISZT, The bearer of this greeting is my young friend Karl Ritter, whose visit I announced to you in my last letter. —  Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt, Volume 1
  • And his greeting was the joke of old: "You come to steal tomatoes Not this time," said Jon You and the other one His name is Joe I remember now. —  August, 1953
  • Normally a greeting is a greeting, either you greet someone or your don't, there isn't much of a grey area. —  College Basketball by Collegehoops.net - CHN IS YOUR HOME FOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL & THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
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greet ·  congratulations ·  salutation ·  cordiality ·  farewell ·  hug ·  exclamation ·  salute ·  compliment ·  cheer ·  handshake ·  invitation

Used in the same contextWord Family

greeting:   greet ·  greeted ·  greets
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. from Middle English gretinge, from Anglo-Saxon grēting, *grētung, verbal noun of grētan, greet: see greet.
  2. from Middle English gretynge; verbal noun of greet, v.
 

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/ˈgritɪŋ/
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