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salutation

noun
/ˌsæljuˈteɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English salutacioun, from Old French salutacion, from Latin salutatio (“a greeting, a wishing health to”), from saluto (“wish one’s health, greet”), from salus (“well-being”). Compare the Latin greeting salve (literally “be well”).

  1. derived from salutatio
  2. derived from salutacion
  3. inherited from salutacioun

Definitions

  1. A greeting, salute, or address

    A greeting, salute, or address; a hello.

  2. The act of greeting.

    • Welcome, we²l'ku²m. a. Received with gladneſs, admitted willingly, grateful[…] Welcome, we²l'ku²m. interj. A form of ſalutation uſed to a new comer.

  3. Quickening

    Quickening; excitement.

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Derived

angelic salutation, salutational, salutationless

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at salutation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at salutation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at salutation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA