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adieu

2 syllables · also adieux
interjectionnoun
Quick answer

As an interjection, adieu means said to wish a final farewell. As a noun, it means a farewell, a goodbye.

Meanings of adieu

2 meanings

interjection

  1. Said to wish a final farewell; goodbye.

noun

  1. A farewell, a goodbye; especially a fond farewell, or a lasting or permanent farewell.

    “We bid our final adieus to our family, then boarded the ship, bound for America.”

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Synonyms by meaning

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noun: a farewell remark
adiosarrivederciauf wiedersehenau revoirbyebye-byecheeriogood-by

Words that rhyme with adieu

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