All 4 Uses of "adieu" in "Cyrano de Bergerac"

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All 4 Uses

adieu
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Cyrano de Bergerac
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ROXANE (still bowing): Urimedonte—adieu!†
Act 3

adieu = goodbye
Adieu.†
Act 3 *
(Bowing to Roxane): Adieu†
Act 5
CYRANO (reading): 'Roxane, adieu!†
Act 5

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(1) (adieu)
a farewell remark (an alternative to goodbye)

Adieu is typically more formal than bye. It comes from the French, à Dieu which literally means "to God" — as in I entrust you to God's care.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)