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Definition
a greeting — such as "Hi", "Dear John:", or "Ladies and Gentlemen"or:
the act of greeting
Much more rarely, a salutation can refer to a gesture or verbal acknowledgement of someone's departure.
- The traditional Hindu salutation is "Namaste".
salutation = a greeting — such as "Hi", "Dear John:", or "Ladies and Gentlemen"
- Greetings and salutations.
- Data in this column will merge into the salutation line.
- "Salutations!" said the voice.E. B. White -- Charlotte's Web
- they dance about it with gentle actions of salutation;William Shakespeare -- The Tempest
- Ahoshta Tarkaan to Kidrash Tarkaan, salutation and peace.C.S. Lewis -- The Horse and His Boy
- When I say 'salutations,' it's just my fancy way of saying hello or good morning.E. B. White -- Charlotte's Web
- "Salutations!" it said.E. B. White -- Charlotte's Web
- "Salutations!" repeated the voice.E. B. White -- Charlotte's Web
- "Salutations are greetings," said the voice.E. B. White -- Charlotte's Web
- And what are salutations?E. B. White -- Charlotte's Web
- Salutations!E. B. White -- Charlotte's Web
- Without speaking or giving any kind of salutation, Martin went out, closing the door silently behind him.George Orwell -- 1984
- "Your sarvant, sir, your sarvant," said the grub-man, making a low salutation behind his apron.Herman Melville -- Bartleby, the Scrivener: a Story of Wall Street
- Salutation and greeting to you all!William Shakespeare -- As You Like It
- Take the penny to William with my salutations.Laurie Halse Anderson -- Chains
- "Iwo Jima hero!" was the inescapable salutation.James Bradley -- Flags of Our Fathers
- The only parting salutation of which he delivered himself was a sulky 'Good night, father!'Charles Dickens -- Hard Times
- He gave it a solemn salutation-Senora—and signed it with his initial, as he had done in the perfumed love letters of his youth.Gabriel Garcia Marquez -- Love in the Time of Cholera
- Seeing this, as he exchanged the usual salutations, Clennam decided to speak to his mother without postponement.Charles Dickens -- Little Dorrit
salutations = a greeting — such as "Hi" or "Hello"
salutation = greeting or welcome
salutation = greetings
salutations = a greeting — such as "Hi" or "Hello"
salutation = a gesture or verbal acknowledgement of someone's arrival or departure