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WORD OF FAREWELL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does word of farewell mean?
• WORD OF FAREWELL (noun)
The noun WORD OF FAREWELL has 1 sense:
1. an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
Familiarity information: WORD OF FAREWELL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
farewell; word of farewell
Hypernyms ("word of farewell" is a kind of...):
acknowledgement; acknowledgment (a statement acknowledging something or someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "word of farewell"):
adieu; adios; arrivederci; au revoir; auf wiedersehen; bye; bye-bye; cheerio; good-by; good-bye; good day; goodby; goodbye; sayonara; so long (a farewell remark)
bon voyage; send-off (an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture)
good morning; morning; afternoon; good afternoon (a conventional expression of greeting or farewell)
good night (a conventional expression of farewell)
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