adieu

[ uh-doo, uh-dyoo; French a-dyœ ]
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interjection
  1. goodbye; farewell.

noun,plural a·dieus, a·dieux [uh-dooz, uh-dyooz; French a-dyœ]. /əˈduz, əˈdyuz; French aˈdyœ/.
  1. the act of leaving or departing; farewell.

Origin of adieu

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First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Middle French, equivalent to a (from Latin ad “to”) + dieu (from Latin deus “god”)

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British Dictionary definitions for adieu

adieu

/ (əˈdjuː, French adjø) /


sentence substitute, nounplural adieus or adieux (əˈdjuːz, French adjø)
  1. goodbye; farewell

Origin of adieu

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C14: from Old French, from a to + dieu God

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