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fare⋅well
[fair-wel] 
–interjection
| 1. | goodby; may you fare well: Farewell, and may we meet again in happier times. |
–noun
| 2. | an expression of good wishes at parting: They made their farewells and left. |
| 3. | leave-taking; departure: a fond farewell. |
| 4. | a party given to a person who is about to embark on a long journey, retire, leave an organization, etc. |
–adjective
| 5. | parting; valedictory; final: a farewell performance. |
Fare⋅well
[fair-wel] –noun
| Cape, a cape in S Greenland: most southerly point of Greenland. |
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| fare·well (fâr-wěl') interj. Used to express goodbye. n.
[Middle English fare wel : imperative of faren, to fare; see fare + wel, well; see well2.] |
| Fare·well (fâr-wěl', fâr'wěl') The southernmost point of Greenland. |
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Farewell
Fare`well"\, 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. So farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear. --Milton. Fare thee well! and if forever, Still forever fare thee well. --Byron. Note: The primary accent is sometimes placed on the first syllable, especially in poetry.Farewell
Fare`well"\, n. 1. A wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting compliment; a good-by; adieu. 2. Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something. And takes her farewell of the glorious sun. --Shak. Before I take my farewell of the subject. --Addison.Farewell
Fare"well`\, a. Parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse; his farewell bow. Leans in his spear to take his farewell view. --Tickell. Farewell rock (Mining), the Millstone grit; -- so called because no coal is found worth working below this stratum. It is used for hearths of furnaces, having power to resist intense heat. --Ure.
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Language Translation for : farewell
Spanish:
despedida,
German:
das Lebewohl, Abschieds-…,
Japanese:
別れ
farewell
c.1374, from M.E. faren wel (see fare (v.)); usually said to the departing person, who replied with good-bye.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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