good-bye [or] good·bye
 good-bye [or] goodbye
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- pronunciation:
- gUd
baI
- features:
- Word History
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interjection |
| definition: |
used when you are leaving or when ending a telephone call.
Goodbye! I'll see you in a few weeks.I'll call you back later. Goodbye.
- synonyms:
- bye-bye
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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.