farewell

Farewell is defined as goodbye.

(interjection)

An example of farewell is what a person might say when his friend embarks on a trip across the country.

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See farewell in Webster's New World College Dictionary

interjection

used in parting with another or others, usually to express good wishes

Origin: fare (imper.) + well

noun

  1. words spoken at parting, usually of good wishes
  2. a leaving or going away

adjective

parting; last; final: a farewell gesture

southernmost tip of Greenland

See farewell in American Heritage Dictionary 4

interjection
Used to express goodbye.
noun
  1. An acknowledgment at parting; a goodbye.
  2. The act of departing or taking leave.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English fare wel

Origin: : imperative of faren, to fare; see fare

Origin: + wel, well; see well2

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The southernmost point of Greenland.

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