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verb (used with object)
1.
Military. to pay respect to or honor by some formal act, as by raising the right hand to the side of the headgear, presenting arms, firing cannon, dipping colors, etc.
2.
to address with expressions of goodwill, respect, etc.; greet.
3.
to make a bow or other gesture to, as in greeting, farewell, or respect.
4.
to express respect or praise for; honor; commend.
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noun
7.
Military.
a.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
b.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting: at the salute.
8.
an act of saluting; salutation.
9.
a gold coin, bearing the image of the Virgin Mary receiving Gabriel's salutation, issued by Charles VI of France and by Henry V and Henry VI of England.
Origin:
1350–1400; (v.) Middle English saluten < Latin salūtāre to greet (literally, to hail), derivative of salūt- (stem of salūs) health; replacing salue < French saluer < Latin, as above; (noun) Middle English, partly < Old French salut (derivative of saluer), partly derivative of the v.
1350–1400; (v.) Middle English saluten < Latin salūtāre to greet (literally, to hail), derivative of salūt- (stem of salūs) health; replacing salue < French saluer < Latin, as above; (noun) Middle English, partly < Old French salut (derivative of saluer), partly derivative of the v.
Related forms
sa·lut·er, noun
un·sa·lut·ed, adjective
un·sa·lut·ing, adjective
Synonyms
4. applaud, cheer, praise.
4. applaud, cheer, praise.
Example Sentences
- We must salute all who fight for freedom everywhere.
- He jumped on to the roof of his car to give the black-power salute.
- Salute a friend with an e-greeting of a floral flag.
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Word Origin & History
salute
c.1380, earlier salue (c.1300), from L. salutare "to greet," lit. "wish health to," from salus (gen. salutis) "greeting, good health," related to salvus "safe" (see safe). The noun is attested from c.1400 as an utterance, gesture, or action of any kind. The military and nautical
EXPANDsense of "display flags, fire cannons, etc., as a mark of respect" is recorded from 1582 (the noun in this sense is from 1698); sense of raising the hand to the cap in the presence of a superior officer is from 1832 (n.), 1844 (v.).
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