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Vinony

greeting

noun

  1. expression to acknowledge another person
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/

noun

Etymology: By surface analysis, greet + -ing.

  1. A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.

    “It's polite to begin a letter with a greeting, but this practice is less common in email.”

    “Thank you to everyone who sent me birthday greetings.”

  2. The action of the verb to greet.

    “I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town.”

verb

Etymology: By surface analysis, greet + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of greet