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good·bye [or] good-bye
 goodbye [or] good-bye
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- pronunciation:
- gUd
baI
- parts of speech:
- interjection, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History
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interjection |
| definition: |
used to signify or acknowledge a departure or the end of a telephone call.
She left without even saying "goodbye."
- synonyms:
- bye-bye, farewell, so long
- similar words:
- adieu, adios, aloha, au revoir, auf Wiedersehen, ciao, Godspeed, good afternoon, good day, good evening, good morning, good night, sayonara
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
good--byes, good--bys, good-byes |
| definition: |
an expression of farewell, or the act of saying farewell.
They said their goodbyes and left for the station.I hate goodbyes. Please tell them "Bon Voyage" for me.- synonyms:
- farewell
- similar words:
- adieu, leave-taking
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| related words: |
departure |
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Good-bye comes from the early English word godbwye. This word was a shortened form of "god be with ye," a way of wishing a person well when parting.
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