Greeting
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noun.
A word or gesture of welcome or salutation.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Salutation at meeting or in opening communication by letter or message; formal address; a form used in accosting or addressing.
noun.
Weeping; crying.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Expression of kindness or joy; salutation at meeting; a compliment from one absent.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
conventional
phrase used to start a
letter
or
conversation
or otherwise to acknowledge a person's
arrival
or
presence
.
verb.
Present participle of
greet
.
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noun.
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)