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good-den

good-den interjection: a salutation; "good evening".

Interjection

  1. (obsolete) A salutation; "good evening".
    • Enter Iohn the Baſtard.
      Baſtard My lord and brother, God ſaue you.
      Prince Good den brother.
      Baſtard If your leiſure ſeru’d, I would ſpeake with you.1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, Much Adoe about Nothing. […], quarto edition, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley, published 1600, →OCLC, [Act...

Forms of good-den

alternative formgood den
alternative formgoodden
alternative formgodden
alternative formGod-den
alternative formGod give you good den
alternative formGodgigoden
alternative formGodigeden

Origin of good-den

Corruption of good e'en, for good evening.

Questions about good-den

What does good-den mean?
Good-den means a salutation; "good evening".
What part of speech is good-den?
Good-den is an interjection.

Words near good-den in the dictionary

  1. good-cop bad-cop
  2. good-cop, bad-cop
  3. good-cop-bad-cop
  4. good-cop/bad-cop
  5. good-day
  6. good-den
  7. good-evening
  8. good-fellowship
  9. good-for-naught
  10. good-for-naughts
  11. good-for-nothing

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