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greet⋅ing

  [gree-ting]
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–noun
1. the act or words of a person who greets.
2. a friendly message from someone who is absent: a greeting from a friend in another country.
3. greetings, an expression of friendly or respectful regard: Send my greetings to your family.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME, OE gretinge. See greet 1 , -ing 1

Related forms:
greet⋅ing⋅less, adjective
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greet

1  [greet]
–verb (used with object)
1. to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
2. to meet or receive: to be greeted by cheering crowds; to greet a proposal with boos and hisses.
3. to manifest itself to: Music greeted his ear as he entered the salon.
–verb (used without object)
4. Obsolete. to give salutations on meeting.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME greten, OE grētan; c. G grüssen

Related forms:
greeter, noun

Synonyms:
1. hail, accost.

greet

2  [greet] Scot. and North England Archaic.
–verb (used without object)
1. to grieve; lament; cry.
–verb (used with object)
2. to lament; bewail.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME grete, OE grǣtan; c. ON grāta, Goth gretan
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greet   (grēt)   
tr.v.   greet·ed, greet·ing, greets
  1. To salute or welcome in a friendly and respectful way with speech or writing, as upon meeting or in opening a letter.
  2. To receive with a specified reaction: greet a joke with laughter.
  3. To be perceived by: A din greeted our ears.

[Middle English greten, from Old English grētan.]
greet'er n.
greet·ing   (grē'tĭng)   
n.  A word or gesture of welcome or salutation.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Greeting

Greet"ing\, n. Expression of kindness or joy; salutation at meeting; a compliment from one absent.

Write to him . . . gentle adieus and greetings. --Shak.

Syn: Salutation; salute; compliment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Greeting
Spanish: saludo,
German: die Begrüßung,
Japanese: あいさつ
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