greetings

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English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹiːtɪŋz/
Hyphenation: greet‧ings
Audio (US): (file)

Noun

greetings

plural of greeting

Interjection

greetings

(sometimes formal, sometimes humorous) Hello.
- 1989, Daniel Waters, 11:50 from the start, in Michael Lehmann, director, Heathers, spoken by Jason Dean (Christian Slater):
  Greetings and salutations. You a Heather?

Translations

formal way of saying "hello"

Dutch: saluut (nl), gegroet (nl)
French: salutations (fr)
German: Grüße (de)
Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃 (hails)
Greek: χαίρετε (el) (chaírete)
Italian: saluti (it)
Kapampangan: luid
Old East Slavic: поклонъ (poklonŭ)
Portuguese: saudações (pt)
Spanish: saludos (es)
Swedish: var hälsad (sv)

Anagrams

geestring, gingerest, regesting

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