greeting

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[edit] English

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[edit] Noun

Singular
greeting

Plural
greetings

greeting (plural greetings)

  1. A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.
    It's polite to begin a letter with a greeting, but this practice is less common in email.

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acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival

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[edit] Verb

greeting

  1. Present participle of greet.
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