greeting

nounverbcommon in dialogue

//ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ//

A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.

noun

1
A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.
It's polite to begin a letter with a greeting, but this practice is less common in email.
Thank you to everyone who sent me birthday greetings.
Send my greetings to your family.
2
The action of the verb to greet.
I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town.

Etymology

By surface analysis, greet + -ing.

verb

1
Also a form of greetpresent participle and gerund of greet

Forms

plural: greetings

Greer · A patronymic Scottish surname from Scots Gregor (“Gregory”).greet · To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through…Greet · A surname.

greeting · A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.

greetings · Hello.Greg · A diminutive of the male given names Gregory or Gregor, from…Gregg · A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Gregory…

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