greeting

greet·ing  (grtng)

n.

A word or gesture of welcome or salutation.

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greeting

Noun

the act or words of welcoming on meeting

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

greeting - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) salutation plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one acknowledgement, acknowledgment - a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" well-wishing - an expression of good will from one person to another; "much hand-shaking and well-wishing" compliments, regard, wish - (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" reception, response - the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors" hail - enthusiastic greeting kiss of peace, pax - (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist welcome - a greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome" salute - an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat hello, hi, howdy, hullo, how-do-you-do - an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos" good morning, morning - a conventional expression of greeting or farewell good afternoon, afternoon - a conventional expression of greeting or farewell military greeting, salute - a formal military gesture of respect visiting card, calling card, card - a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited

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greeting

noun 1. welcome, reception, hail, salute, address, salutation, hongi N.Z. kia ora N.Z.

plural noun 2. best wishes, regards, respects, compliments, good wishes, salutations

Translations

greeting [ˈgriːtɪŋ] n (gen) → saludo (= welcome); bienvenida;

greetings → saludos mpl;

season's greetings → Felices Pascuas

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greeting [ˈgriːtɪŋ] greet n → salutation f;

Christmas/birthday greetings → souhaits mpl de Noël/de bon anniversaire

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greeting [ˈgriːtɪŋ] greet n → Gruß m;

(welcome) → Begrüßung f;

Christmas greetings greet → Weihnachtsgrüße pl;

birthday greetings greet → Geburtstagsglückwünsche pl;

Season's greetings greet → frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches neues Jahr

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greeting [ˈgriːtɪŋ] n → saluto;

Christmas/birthday greetings → auguri mpl di Natale/di compleanno;

Season's greetings → Buone Feste