salutation
pronunciation
How to pronounce salutation in British English:
UK [ˌsæljuˈteɪʃn]
How to pronounce salutation in American English:
US [ˌsæljəˈteʃən]
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- Noun:
- an act of honor or courteous recognition
- (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
- word of greeting used to begin a letter
Word Origin
- salutation (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French salutacion "greeting," from Latin salutationem (nominative salutatio) "a greeting, saluting," noun of action from past participle stem of salutare "to greet" (see salute (v.)). As a word of greeting (elliptical for "I offer salutation") it is recorded from 1530s. Related: Salutations.
Example
- 1. He raised his hands above his head in the same salutation as he fell .
- 2. Leaving its last salutation to the east .
- 3. Such is the salutation to the dawn .
- 4. The blogosphere has been inundated with people mocking the new salutation and proposing alternative greetings .
- 5. P the sun goes to cross the western sea , leaving its last salutation .