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   salutation

   /ˌsaljʊˈteɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a gesture or utterance made as a greeting or acknowledgement of another's arrival or departure: "we greeted them but no one returned our salutations"
   • ▪ a standard formula of words used in a letter to address the person being written to: "we would not expect a love letter to include a formal address and salutation"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin salutatio(n-), from salutare ‘pay one's respects to’ (see salute).

   Derivatives

   • 1. salutational adjective

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