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Farewell

Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet groves; that is, I bid you farewell.

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Acknowledgement 76% connected

a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledg…

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Acknowledgment 76% connected

The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.

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Departure 76% connected

Division; separation; putting away.

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Going 76% connected

of Go

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Leaving 76% connected

of Leave

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Adieu 76% connected

Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting.

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Afternoon 76% connected

The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening.

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Bye 76% connected

A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.; as in on or upon the bye, i. e., in passi…

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Good-by 76% connected

Alt. of Good-bye

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Good-bye 76% connected

Farewell; a form of address used at parting. See the last Note under By, prep.

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Morning 76% connected

Pertaining to the first part or early part of the day; being in the early part of the day; as, morning dew; morning light; morning service.

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Valediction 76% connected

A farewell; a bidding farewell.

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Leave 92% connected

To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Leave-taking 92% connected

Taking of leave; parting compliments.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Parting 92% connected

of Part

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