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salutation

noun
Quick answer

As a noun, salutation means a greeting, salute, or address.

Meanings of salutation

6 meanings

noun

  1. A greeting, salute, or address; a hello.

  2. The act of greeting.

  3. An act of honor or courteous recognition

    “a musical salute to the composer on his birthday”

    Similar: salute

  4. (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

    Similar: greeting

  5. Word of greeting used to begin a letter

Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. obsoleteQuickening; excitement.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: an act of honor or courteous recognition
salute
noun: (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good …
greeting

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