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s | farewell |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun farewell is

a wish of happiness or welfare at parting, especially a permanent departure; the parting compliment; a goodbye; adieu.

As an adjective farewell is

parting, valedictory, final.

As an interjection farewell is

goodbye.

As a verb farewell is

to bid farewell or say goodbye.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

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    farewell

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A wish of happiness or welfare at parting, especially a permanent departure; the parting compliment; a goodbye; adieu.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
    • , chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.
  • An act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something.
  • * (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
    • And takes her farewell of the glorious sun.
  • * (Joseph Addison) (1672-1719)
    • Before I take my farewell of the subject.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Parting, valedictory, final.
  • :
  • *
  • *:“I'm through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge”.

    • Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • goodbye
    • He said "Farewell !" and left.
  • * Milton
    • So farewell' hope, and with hope, ' farewell fear.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To bid farewell or say goodbye
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 9, author=Neil Wilson and staff writers, title=Tributes for newsman Brian Naylor and wife, killed in fires, work=Herald Sun citation
    • , passage=He farewelled viewers with a warm sign-off after each bulletin: "May your news be good news, and goodnight." }}