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salutation

greeting, salutation

noun sah-lü-tah-SYOHN Rare
Communication Greetings

Origin: Latin salutatio, 'greeting'

Usage Note

Salutation is used mainly in formal writing — veuillez agréer mes salutations distinguées is the standard French letter closing ('yours sincerely'). In everyday speech, salut or bonjour are used instead. The plural salutations is very common in professional correspondence.

Examples

"Il termina la lettre avec ses salutations."

Natural Translation

He ended the letter with his greetings.

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