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Definition of farewell exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

farewell

exclamation

/ˌfeəˈwel/

/ˌferˈwel/

(old use or formal)

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goodbye
Word Originlate Middle English: from the imperative of fare + the adverb well.

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