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  2. Valediction - Wikipedia

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    "Goodbye", an English parting phrase used in the West, is a contraction of "God be by ye". [5] "Khuda Hafiz" ("God protect (you)"), used among Iranians and South Asian Muslims "Namaste", parting phrase of Indian origin "Shalom" ("Peace"), used among Jewish parting and greeting phrase

  3. List of English words of Hawaiian origin - Wikipedia

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    Hello, goodbye, and love; outside of Hawaiʻi, only the first two meanings are used. Link: ʻAwa: A Polynesian shrub, Piper methysticum, of the pepper family, the aromatic roots of which are used to make an intoxicating beverage. Link: Haole: Foreigner or outsider. Usually directed towards Caucasians or people from the mainland.

  4. Ciao - Wikipedia

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    Ciao (/ tʃ aʊ / CHOW, Italian: ⓘ) is an informal salutation in the Italian language that is used for both "hello" and "goodbye". Originally from the Venetian language , it has entered the vocabulary of English and of many other languages around the world.

  5. Goodbye - Wikipedia

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    Goodbye, Good bye, or Good-bye is a parting phrase and may refer to: Film. Goodbye, a British drama directed by Maurice Elvey; Goodbye (Tot Ziens! ), a Dutch film ...

  6. Waving - Wikipedia

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    A man waving Video of children waving. Waving is a nonverbal communication gesture that consists of the movement of the hand and/or entire arm that people commonly use to greet each other, but it can also be used to say goodbye, acknowledge another's presence, call for silence, or deny someone. [1]

  7. Jewish greetings - Wikipedia

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    Hello, goodbye, peace Hebrew A Hebrew greeting, based on the root for "completeness". Literally meaning "peace", shalom is used for both hello and goodbye. [6] A cognate with the Arabic-language salaam. Shalom aleichem: שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם ‎ Peace be upon you [ʃaˈlom ʔaleˈχem] Hebrew

  8. Synonym - Wikipedia

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    A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are synonymous. The standard test for synonymy is substitution: one form can be ...

  9. Slán abhaile - Wikipedia

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    Slán abhaile (Irish: [ˌsˠl̪ˠaːnˠ əˈwalʲə]) is an Irish language phrase used to bid goodbye to someone who is travelling home. A literal translation of the phrase is "safe home", which is used in the same way in Hiberno-English . [ 1 ]