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Definition of well-wish

: a good or kindly wish tendered hurried well-wishes— Linton Wells

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First Known Use of well-wish

1595, in the meaning defined above

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“Well-wish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-wish. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.

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