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Meaning of Salutation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌsæljuˈteɪʃən

Definitions

  1. A greeting, salute, or address; a hello.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A conventional greeting that begins a letter, such as "Dear Sir".
    countable, uncountable
  3. The act of greeting.
    countable, uncountable
  4. Quickening; excitement.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية التحية تسليم سلام
Български по́здрав
Bosanski pozdrav salut поздрав
Čeština pozdrav zdravice
Deutsch Anrede Begrüßung
Ελληνικά χαιρετισμός
Español saludación saludo salutación
Suomi tervehdys tervehtiminen
Français Salutation
Gàidhlig fàilte
हिन्दी अभिवादन दुआ सलाम सलामी
Hrvatski pozdrav salut поздрав
Magyar köszöntés
Հայերեն բարև
Italiano saluto
Latina salutatio
Latviešu sveiciens
Română salut salutare
Русский обращение приветствие
Српски pozdrav salut поздрав
ไทย นม
Tagalog pagbati pagsaludo
Türkçe selamlama
Українська привітання

Examples

“Welcome, we²l'ku²m. a. Received with gladneſs, admitted willingly, grateful[…] Welcome, we²l'ku²m. interj. A form of ſalutation uſed to a new comer.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Salutations salutatorian salutatorium Salutatory salutatory address Salute

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