salutation
noun/ˌsæljuˈteɪʃn/
/ˌsæljuˈteɪʃn/
- [countable, uncountable] (formal) something that you say to welcome or say hello to somebody; the action of welcoming or saying hello to somebody
- They greeted the newcomers with friendly salutations.
- He raised his hand in salutation.
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- [countable] (specialist) the words that are used in a letter to address the person you are writing to, for example ‘Dear Sir’
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin salutatio(n-), from salutare ‘pay one's respects to’, from salus, salut- ‘health’.
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