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Hello vs Leah - What's the difference?

hello | leah |

As nouns the difference between hello and leah

is that hello is "!" or an equivalent greeting while leah is woodland.

As an interjection hello

is .

As a verb hello

is to greet with "hello".

hello

English

Alternative forms

* hallo * hilloa (obsolete) * hullo (UK)

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • * , chapter=7
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!'” at the top of my lungs.
  • (colloquial)

    • Usage notes

    * The greeting hello is among the most generic and neutral in use. It may be heard in nearly all social situations and in nearly all walks of life, and is unlikely to cause offense.

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "hello")

    Synonyms

    * (greeting) ** g'day, hey, hi, ** hallo, hi, hiya, ey up ** hallo, hey, hi, howdy ** how's it going, hey, hi ** howzit ** (slang) wassup, what's up, yo, sup * See also

    Antonyms

    * (greeting) bye, goodbye

    Derived terms

    *

    See also

    * * (wikipedia "hello")

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • "!" or an equivalent greeting.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 29, author=Stephanie Rosenbloom, title=A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=In many new buildings, though, neighbors are venturing beyond tight-lipped hellos at the mailbox.}}

    Synonyms

    * greeting

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To greet with "hello".
  • * 2013 , Ivan Doig, English Creek (page 139)
    • I had to traipse around somewhat, helloing' people and being ' helloed , before I spotted my mother and my father, sharing shade and a spread blanket with Pete and Marie Reese and Toussaint Rennie near the back of the park.
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    leah

    English

    (wikipedia Leah)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • Elder daughter of Laban, sister to Rachel, and first wife of Jacob.
  • * 1611 , 29:16-17 :
    • And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah', and the name of the younger was Rachel. ' Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well-favoured.
  • .
  • * 2010 Cavn Wright, Bedtime Tales , Strategic Book Publishing, ISBN 1609111249, page 113:
    • "I'm Leah' Brennan. How can I help you...Gideon?" He gave a short laugh. "' Leah ! Nice name. Between the two of us, we sound like the Old Testament, don't we?"

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