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farewell

Definition for farewell

interjection as in goodbye (used to wish well)

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adieu, bon voyage, goodbye

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adios, bye-bye, cheerio, ciao

noun as in a departure statement

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goodbye, send-off, sendoff

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Example Sentences

Rafael Nadal says he would like to be remembered as "a kid who followed their dreams" as the tennis great bid a poignant farewell to the sport.

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Nadal's answers included the importance of saying farewell at home, the thought process leading up to his retirement announcement and that he assumed Roger Federer would be "too busy" to turn up in Malaga.

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With two blasts of its horn, MV Hebridean Isles bade farewell as it left the quay at Stornoway for a final time on Sunday, bound for Glasgow before it goes to the breakers.

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Colleagues and residents threw Mrs Pritchard a retirement party with cake, flowers and champagne to say farewell.

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As medical TV drama Doctors says farewell with its final episode later, a 9,000-signature petition to try to save it shows just how much it resonated with audiences.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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