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Salutation

The act of saluting, or paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting, or expressing good will or courtesy; also, that which is uttered or done in saluting or greeting.

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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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Credit 76% connected

Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief; faith; trust; confidence.

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Opening 76% connected

of Open

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Recognition 76% connected

The act of recognizing, or the state of being recognized; acknowledgment; formal avowal; knowledge confessed or avowed; notice.

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Afternoon 76% connected

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

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Card 76% connected

A piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared for various uses; as, a playing card; a visiting card; a card of invitation; pl. a game play…

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Evening 76% connected

of Even

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Hail 76% connected

Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds, where they are formed by the congelation of vapor. The separate masses or grains are calle…

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Hello 76% connected

See Halloo.

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Howdy 76% connected

A midwife.

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Hullo 76% connected

See Hollo.

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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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Pax 76% connected

The kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the sanctuary now substituted for it at High Mass in Roman Catholic churches.

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Reception 76% connected

The act of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the reception of food into the stomach; the reception of a letter; the reception of sensation or ideas;…

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Regard 76% connected

To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.

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Response 76% connected

The act of responding.

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Salute 76% connected

To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail.

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Welcome 76% connected

Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor.

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Wish 76% connected

To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.

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Pledge 74% connected

The transfer of possession of personal property from a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt or engagement; also, the contract created between…

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Pledge 74% connected

The transfer of possession of personal property from a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt or engagement; also, the contract created between…

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Salute 74% connected

To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail.

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Salute 74% connected

To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail.

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Greeting 92% connected

of Greet

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Salute 92% connected

To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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