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salutation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌsæljəˈteɪʃən/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌsæljuˈteɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English salutacioun, from Old French salutacion, from Latin salutatio (“a greeting, a wishing health to”), from saluto (“wish one’s health, greet”), from salus (“well-being”). Compare the Latin greeting salve (literally “be well”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A greeting, salute, or address; a hello.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A greeting, salute, or address; a hello. ▸ A conventional greeting that begins a letter, such as "Dear Sir".
  3. (countable, uncountable) The act of greeting.
    • Welcome, we²l'ku²m. a. Received with gladneſs, admitted willingly, grateful[…] Welcome, we²l'ku²m. interj. A form of ſalutation uſed to a new comer. 1791, John Walker, A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary […] , London: Sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinſon, Paternoſter Row; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, →OCLC, page 550:
  4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Quickening; excitement.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
salutations Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

salutationless · angelic salutation · salutational

Relateds

salutatory · valediction · salutatorian

Translations (32)

mi mānawatanga (act of greeting) · fr titre (title) · bg поздрав (act of greeting) · tl titulo (title) · ru приве́тствие (act of greeting) · ru обраще́ние (act of greeting) · la salūtātiō (act of greeting) · pl powitanie (act of greeting) · tl pagpugay (act of greeting) · hu köszöntés (act of greeting) · fi titteli (title) · es salutación (act of greeting) · fi tervehtiminen (act of greeting) · it saluto (act of greeting) · de Titel (title) · hy բարև (act of greeting) · pl pozdrowienie (act of greeting) · ru зва́ние (title) · tl pagbati (act of greeting) · ru ти́тул (title) · ro salut (act of greeting) · gd fàilte (act of greeting) · fi tervehdys (act of greeting) · pdt Gruss (act of greeting) · de Begrüßung (act of greeting) · ro salutare (act of greeting) · es saludo (act of greeting) · tl pamagat (title) · hu cím (title) · pl tytuł (title) · es saludación (act of greeting) · tl pagsaludo (act of greeting)