Both Uses of
salutation
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- It was raised for a moment, and a very faint voice responded to the salutation, as if it were at a distance: "Good day!"†
Chpt 1.6 *
- After hailing the mom with this second salutation, he threw a boot at the woman as a third.†
Chpt 2.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(salutation) a greeting -- such as "Hi", "Dear John:", or "Ladies and Gentlemen"
or:
the act of greeting -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, a salutation can refer to a gesture or verbal acknowledgement of someone's departure.