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Meanings of salutation in English

Catalan
salutació

An act of honor or courteous recognition.

        salutació
        Portuguese
        saudação
        Catalan
        salutació
        Spanish
        saludo

        (Usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

              saudação
              Russian
              приветствие

              Greeting.

                  приветствие
                  Usage of salutation in English
                  1
                  Everybody in Coralio liked to receive the salutation of the big American.
                  Cabbages and Kings
                  2
                  I doffed my hat in a grave salutation, which was courteously returned.
                  The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sie...
                  3
                  Amulya prostrated himself in salutation and took the dust of her feet.
                  The Home and the World
                  4
                  His salutation was brief; he plunged into the heart of his questions.
                  Black Jack
                  5
                  The nod of the saugh leaf on the banks was a salutation.
                  Gilian The Dreamer: His Fancy, His Love and Adventure
                  6
                  The mode of salutation for a sultan is peculiar in these provinces.
                  Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years ...
                  7
                  Miss Panney returned the salutation, and stood for a moment in thought.
                  The Girl at Cobhurst
                  8
                  A long and deep pull at the water-skin was the first salutation.
                  The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the ...
                  9
                  It was the salutation of friends, and an instant later Cummings shouted:
                  The Search for the Silver City: A Tale of Adventure in Yucatan
                  10
                  The crocodile was greatly surprised by this amicable salutation of the monkey.
                  Filipino Popular Tales
                  11
                  Bending his head in respectful salutation, he turned toward the entrance hall.
                  The Lion's Brood
                  12
                  The reply was as frank and friendly- asimplereturn of the salutation-
                  The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico
                  13
                  And the glasses rang, with a salutation like the crossing of swords.
                  Hyperion
                  14
                  She had the insolence to extend her hand for the customary salutation.
                  Charlotte's Inheritance
                  15
                  With the salutation of our love we are your friends and brethren:-
                  The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abol...
                  16
                  The young Patroon arose, and answered the salutation by a courteous bow.
                  The Water-Witch; Or, the Skimmer of the Seas: A Tale
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                  Translations for salutation
                  Portuguese
                  saudação
                  Salutation through the time
                  Salutation across language varieties
                  United Kingdom
                  Common
                  United States of America
                  Rare