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Another word for greeting

greeting Synonyms

greeting

n.

A salutation
welcome, address, notice, reception, attention, accosting, speaking to, heralding, ushering in, acknowledgement, salutation, one's compliments, regards.
Common greetings include: hello, how do you do? how are you? aloha (Hawaiian); hola, quÃ© tal? (both Spanish); shalom (Hebrew); wie geht's? (German); comment allez-vous?, comment Ã§a va? (both French); good morning, good day, good afternoon, good evening, good morrow; bonjour, bon soir, bonne nuit (all French); guten Morgen, guten Abend (both German); buenos dÃas, buenas tardes, buenas noches (all Spanish); ciao, buon giorno, buona notte (all Italian); hi*, hey*, howdy*, yo*, you*, say*, I say*, what's new?*, how's it going?* what's up?* what do you know?* how's tricks?* how goes it?* what's happening?* what's going on?*
A message of courtesy
testimonial, note, card; see letter 2.

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Another word for greeting

noun

An expression, in words or gestures, marking a meeting of persons:

hail², salutation, salute, welcome. See greeting

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The ceremony is a kind of greeting by which they wish each other "a happy new year."
After greeting the group with a hearty wave, he proudly handed a surprised Cynthia Dean a wad of bills.
Damian accepted his hand in greeting, looking around.
He pulled the truck onto the highway, smiling in anticipation of her passionate greeting when he walked into the house.
With loving greeting to the little cousins, and Mrs. Hale and a sweet kiss for yourself, From your little friend, HELEN A. KELLER.

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