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Greeting

//ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence. countable, uncountable

    "It's polite to begin a letter with a greeting, but this practice is less common in email."

  2. 2
    (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) wordnet
  3. 3
    The action of the verb to greet. uncountable

    "I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of greet form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

By surface analysis, greet + -ing.

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, greet + -ing.

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