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farewell

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. farewell (noun)
  2. farewell (verb)
  3. fare-thee-well (noun)

2farewell

noun

Definition of FAREWELL

1
: a wish of well-being at parting : good-bye
2
a : an act of departure : leave-taking b : a formal occasion honoring a person about to leave or retire
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Examples of FAREWELL

  1. They said their farewells and headed home.
  2. <the exchange student and her host family said their tearful farewells, promising to keep in touch>

First Known Use of FAREWELL

14th century

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