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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun farewell has 2 senses
- farewell(n = noun.communication) word of farewell - an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting; Array is a kind of acknowledgement, acknowledgment
- farewell(n = noun.act) leave, leave-taking, parting - the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow" is a kind of departure, going, going away, leaving
has particulars: adieu, adios, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, good-bye, good day, goodby, goodbye, sayonara, so long, bon voyage, send-off, good morning, morning, afternoon, good afternoon, good night
has particulars: valediction
CIDE DICTIONARY
farewell, interj. [Fare (thou, you) + well.].
Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet groves; that is, I bid you farewell. [1913 Webster]
" The primary accent is sometimes placed on the first syllable, especially in poetry."
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"So farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear."
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"Fare thee well! and if forever,
Still forever fare thee well." [1913 Webster]
Still forever fare thee well." [1913 Webster]
farewell, n.
- A wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting compliment; a good-by; adieu. [1913 Webster]
- Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something. [1913 Webster]"And takes her farewell of the glorious sun." [1913 Webster]"Before I take my farewell of the subject." [1913 Webster]
farewell, a.
Parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse; his farewell bow. [1913 Webster]
"Leans in his spear to take his farewell view."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
farewell, int. & n.
--int. goodbye, adieu.
--n.
1 leave-taking, departure (also attrib. : a farewell kiss).
2 parting good wishes.
--int. goodbye, adieu.
--n.
1 leave-taking, departure (also attrib. : a farewell kiss).
2 parting good wishes.
Etymology
ME f. imper. of FARE + WELL(1)
THESAURUS
farewell
Godspeed, adieu, aloha, by, bye-bye, conge, departing, departure, doch-an-dorrach, final, good-bye, last, leave, leave-taking, leaving, outward-bound, parting, parting words, send-off, so long, stirrup cup, valediction, valedictorian, valedictory, valedictory address, viaticumROGET THESAURUS
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Departure
N departure, decession, decampment, embarkation, outset, start, removal, exit, exodus, hejira, flight, leave taking, valediction, adieu, farewell, goodbye, auf wiedersehen, sayonara, dosvidanya, ciao, aloha, hasta la vista, stirrup cup, valedictorian, starting point, starting post, point of departure, point of embarkation, place of departure, place of embarkation, port of embarkation, airport, take-off point, taxiing runway, runway, launching pad, spaceport, departing, valedictory, outward bound, whence, hence, thence, with a foot in the stirrup, on the wing, on the move, Int, begone!, farewell!, adieu!, goodbye!, good day!, au revoir!, fare you well!, God bless you!, God speed!, all aboard!, auf wiedersehen!, au plaisir de vous revoir!, bon voyage!, gluckliche Reise!, vive valeque!.
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