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adieu (ə dyo̵̅o̅′, -do̵̅o̅′; Fr ȧ dyö′)

interjection, noun pl. adieus adieus′ or adieux adieux′ (ə dyo̵̅o̅′, -do̵̅o̅′; Fr ȧ dyö′)

goodbye; farewell

Etymology: ME < OFr a dieu, to God (I commend you) < L ad, to + Deum, acc. of Deus, God; current use chiefly from modern Fr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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