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farewell

1

[ fair-wel ]

interjection

  1. goodbye; may you fare well:

    Farewell, and may we meet again in happier times.



noun

  1. an expression of good wishes at parting:

    They made their farewells and left.

  2. a fond farewell.

  3. a party given to a person who is about to embark on a long journey, retire, leave an organization, etc.

adjective

  1. a farewell performance.

Farewell

2

[ fair-wel ]

noun

  1. Cape, a cape in S Greenland: most southerly point of Greenland.

farewell

/ ËŒ´Úɛəˈ·ÉÉ›±ô /

sentence substitute

  1. goodbye; adieu
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a parting salutation
  2. an act of departure; leave-taking
  3. modifier expressing leave-taking

    a farewell speech

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to honour (a person) at his departure, retirement, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of farewell1

First recorded in 1325–75, farewell is from the Middle English word farwel. See fare, well 1
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He was given an emotional farewell in the first Test against West Indies at Lord's last July.

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Cena's return to the ring is part of a "farewell tour" - which has become a selling point for Wrestlemania next month.

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But with the opportunity to make a deluxe and heighten his newfound country flair, the singer realized he had a slightly more final farewell in him.

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Lead singer Perry Farrell came up with the idea for Lollapalooza, a “Woodstock for the Lost Generation,†according to the New York Times, as a farewell tour for the imploding group.

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The co-sports editor delivered a heartfelt farewell; he had enrolled in another school.

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