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| Main Entry: |
adieu
 [uh-dooz, uh-dyooz; Fr. a-dyœ
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | parting remark or action |
| Synonyms: | adios, congé, farewell, goodbye, leave-taking, parting, so long, valediction |
| Antonyms: | greeting, hello |
| Main Entry: | farewell |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | departing saying; departure |
| Synonyms: | adieu, adieus, adieux, adios, bye-bye, cheerio, ciao, goodbye, hasta la vista, have a nice day, leave-taking, parting, salutation, sendoff, so long, ta-ta, valediction |
| Antonyms: | greeting, hello |
| Main Entry: | goodbye |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | farewell statement |
| Synonyms: | adieu, adios, bye-bye, cheerio, ciao, godspeed, leave-taking, parting, so long, swan song, toodle-oo |
| Antonyms: | hello |
| Main Entry: | leave |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | holiday, time off |
| Synonyms: | adieu, departure, farewell, furlough, goodbye, leave of absence, leave-taking, liberty, parting, retirement, sabbatical, vacation, withdrawal |
| Notes: | let means to make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen, to allow; leave means to go away from a place |
| Antonyms: | workday |
| Main Entry: | parting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | goodbye, separation |
| Synonyms: | adieu, bisection, break, breaking, breakup, crossroads, departure, detachment, divergence, division, farewell, going, leave-taking, on the rocks, partition, rift, rupture, severance, split, split-up, valediction |
| Antonyms: | greeting, hello, introduction |
| Main Entry: | separation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | being apart; break-up |
| Synonyms: | break, dedomiciling, departure, detachment, dialysis, disconnection, disengagement, disjunction, disrelation, dissociation, dissolution, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, embarkation, estrangement, farewell, gap, leave-taking, parting, parting of the ways, partition, pffft, rift, rupture, segregation, severance, split, split-up |
| Antonyms: | togetherness |
| Main Entry: | good-bye |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | parting |
| Synonyms: | adieu, bisection, break, breaking, breakup, crossroads, departure, detachment, divergence, division, farewell, going, leave-taking, on the rocks, partition, rift, rupture, severance, split, split-up, valediction |
| Main Entry: | valediction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | parting |
| Synonyms: | adieu, bisection, break*, breaking, breakup, crossroads, departure, detachment, divergence, division, farewell, going, good-bye, leave-taking, on the rocks, partition, rift, rupture, severance, split, split-up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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