adieu

The definition of adieu is a French word used to wish someone well when you are leaving.

(noun)

Saying goodbye and leaving is an example of adieu.

See adieu in Webster's New World College Dictionary

interjection, noun pl. adieus or adieux

goodbye; farewell

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

See adieu in American Heritage Dictionary 4

interjection

Used to express farewell.

noun pl. a·dieus or a·dieux (ə-dyo͞ozˈ, ə-do͞ozˈ)

A farewell.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French a dieu, (I commend you) to God

Origin: : a, to (from Latin ad; see ad-)

Origin: + Dieu, God (from Latin deus; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots)

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