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greeting
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Greeting \Greet"ing\, n. Expression of kindness or joy; salutation at meeting; a compliment from one absent.
Write to him . . . gentle adieus and greetings.
--Shak.
Syn: Salutation; salute; compliment.
Greet \Greet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Greeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Greeting.] [OE. greten, AS. gr[=e]tan to address, approach; akin to OS. gr[=o]tian, LG. gr["o]ten, D. groeten, OHG. gruozzen, G. gr["u]ssen. [root]50.]
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To address with salutations or expressions of kind wishes; to salute; to hail; to welcome; to accost with friendship; to pay respects or compliments to, either personally or through the intervention of another, or by writing or token.
My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you.
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To come upon, or meet, as with something that makes the heart glad.
In vain the spring my senses greets.
--Addison. To accost; to address.
--Pope.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English greting "salutation," verbal noun from gretan (see greet). Related: Greetings. First record of greeting card is from 1876.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence. 2 (context uncountable English) The action of the verb ''to greet''. vb. (present participle of greet English)
WordNet
n. (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) [syn: salutation]
Wikipedia
Greeting is an act of communication in which human beings intentionally make their presence known to each other, to show attention to, and to suggest a type of relationship (usually cordial) or social status (formal or informal) between individuals or groups of people coming in contact with each other. Greetings sometimes are used just prior to a conversation or to greet in passing, such as on a sidewalk or trail. While greeting customs are highly culture and situation-specific and may change within a culture depending on social status and relationship, they exist in all known human cultures. Greetings can be expressed both audibly and physically, and often involve a combination of the two. This topic excludes military and ceremonial salutes but includes rituals other than gestures. A greeting, or salutation, can also be expressed in written communications, such as letters and emails.
Some epochs and cultures have had very elaborate greeting rituals, for example, greeting of a sovereign. Conversely, secret societies have often furtive or arcane greeting gestures and rituals, such as a secret handshake, which allow members to recognize each other.
In some languages and cultures, the same word or gesture is used as both greeting and farewell. Examples are "Good day" in English, "As-Salamualaikum" in Arabic, "Aloha" in Hawaiian, "Shalom" in Hebrew, "Namaste" in Hindi and "Ciao" in Italian. The bow and handshake are also used for both greeting and leave taking.
Greeting is the first album by Japanese pop singer Nami Tamaki. The album was released in Japan by Sony Music Japan, then re-released in America by Tofu Records.
Greeting may refer to:
Music
- Greeting (album), an album by Nami Tamaki
- The Greeting, an album a McCoy Tyner film
- "Greetings", a song by P.O.D. from The Fundamental Elements of Southtown
Film
- Greetings (1968 film), a 1968 film by Brian De Palma
- Greetings (2004 film), a 2004 film
Social behaviour
- Greeting, an act of communication in which human beings intentionally make their presence known to each other
- Greeting, ( Scots language) the shedding of tears in response to an emotional state
People
- Thomas Greeting, English musician
Usage examples of "greeting".
Greeting Adams affably, Herschel was delighted to talk of his work, and Adams returned to Grosvenor Square elated.
IN EARLY 1805, after four years at Quincy, during which he had made little effort to contact others, Adams decided to send a letter of greetings to his old friend Benjamin Rush.
Any visitor who has braved the cold to bring greetings to another Alaskan receives a fresh, steaming mug of coffee.
Having exchanged greetings with the Empress of Andhra, Antonina was now being introduced to her consort.
Katy was uttering the mix of growl and howl that was her greeting somewhere in the dark shadows at the back of the building.
Sighting them in turn, the newcomer reined in behind a fallen log and raised a hand in greeting as they came into hailing distance, then pulled back his hood to reveal a backswept shock of silver hair above sparkling gray eyes, an aquiline nose, and a full silver beard.
He raised his palms to the Bangladeshi man in a namaste greeting of co-spiritual recognition.
Cheerful greetings from the other reporters, delivered in accents as diverse as brash Brooklynese and a Charleston drawl, helped dissipate them.
They moored and as Ahmed rowed them ashore welcome calls rang out from the bushland and soon the Aborigines were milling about exchanging greetings and news.
Once or twice when consulting the calendar, Lily had been caught short, imagining she had forgotten some occasion for which she ought to have sent out greeting cards or roasted a Butterball or displayed the Flag.
Andrew LaFollet and Spencer Hawke followed the two of them, and Brigham chuckled as Honor raised an eyebrow at her greeting.
Bryson lashed out with his left arm, like a cobra, directly toward the blade--a counterintuitive move, because it meant rising up and greeting the instrument of death, or the appendage that held it, rather than retreating from it--and as he seized the wrist of the hand holding the stiletto, the harridan was clearly taken by surprise.
Only the curtest of greetings is exchanged between them and they seat themselves at opposite ends of the table.
God, to Brother Francis and the other priors or custodes of the Brothers Minor, greeting and the apostolic benediction.
Rhapsody awoke to the soft singing of her mentor, who was greeting the rising of the daystar and the sun with the ancient song of their people.