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good afternoon

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good afternoon
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a conventional expression of greeting or farewell used in the afternoon
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Noun1.good afternoon - a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
afternoon
farewell, word of farewell - an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)


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I looked at Frances, she was putting her books into her cabas; having fastened the button, she raised her head; encountering my eye, she made a quiet, respectful obeisance, as bidding good afternoon, and was turning to depart:--
The Professor by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
"Just a little less of your tongue, my man," said Fairholme, taking the two coins from him and handing them to Miss Wilson, who bade the clergymen good afternoon, and went to the coach under the umbrella.
An Unsocial Socialist by Shaw, George Bernard View in context
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