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farewells

farewells is the plural of farewell.

Meaning of farewell

Noun

farewell (plural farewells)

  1. A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure.
    • He bid farewell to all of his fans.
    Synonyms:
    goodbye, adieu, vale, leave
  2. A departure; the act of leaving.
    • See how the morning opes her golden gates, And takes her farewell of the glorious sun.c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
    Synonyms:
    leave

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Questions about farewells

What is farewells the plural of?
Farewells is the plural of farewell.

Words near farewells in the dictionary

  1. farewell-to-springs
  2. farewelled
  3. fareweller
  4. farewellers
  5. farewelling
  6. farewells
  7. fareworthy
  8. Farey
  9. Farey sequence
  10. Farey sequences
  11. Fareys

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