Adieus
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a·dieu 
[uh-doo, uh-dyoo; Fr. a-dyɶ] Pronunciation Key interjection, noun, plural a·dieus, a·dieux
[uh-dooz, uh-dyooz; Fr. a-dyɶ] Pronunciation Key.
[uh-doo, uh-dyoo; Fr. a-dyɶ] Pronunciation Key interjection, noun, plural a·dieus, a·dieux
[uh-dooz, uh-dyooz; Fr. a-dyɶ] Pronunciation Key. –interjection
–noun
| 1. | good-bye; farewell. |
| 2. | the act of leaving or departing; farewell. |
[Origin: 1325–75; ME < MF, equiv. to a (< L ad to) + dieu (< L deus god)]
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| a·dieu
(ə-dyōō', ə-dōō') Pronunciation Key
interj. Used to express farewell. n. pl. a·dieus or a·dieux (ə-dyōōz', ə-dōōz') A farewell. [Middle English, from Old French a dieu, (I commend you) to God : a, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + Dieu, God (from Latin deus; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots).] |
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