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As an interjection adieu is

said to wish a final farewell; goodbye.

As a noun adieu is

a farewell, a goodbye; especially a fond farewell, or a lasting or permanent farewell.

wikidiffcom

Not English

Wikidiffcom has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

adieu

English

Usage notes

Although the above pronunciations are usually used in American and RP English, neither is the standard pronunciation in French.

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • Said to wish a final farewell; goodbye.
  • * 1599 ,
    • BEATRICE. What fire is in mine ears? Can this be true?
    Stand I condemn'd for pride and scorn so much?
    Contempt, farewell! and maiden pride, adieu !
    No glory lives behind the back of such.

    Synonyms

    * addio, adios, aloha, arrivederci, auf Wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, cheers, ciao, farewell, good-by, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, shalom, so long

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A farewell, a goodbye; especially a fond farewell, or a lasting or permanent farewell.
    • We bid our final adieus to our family, then boarded the ship, bound for America.

    Usage notes

    Particularly used in phrase bid adieu.

    Derived terms

    * bid adieu