Definitions for salutation

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salutation sal·u·ta·tion

Spelling: [sal-yuh-tey-shuh n]

IPA: /ˌsæl yəˈteɪ ʃən/

Salutation is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 585 anagrams from letters in salutation (aailnosttu).

Definitions for salutation

noun

1. the act of saluting.
2. something uttered, written, or done by way of saluting.
3. a word or phrase serving as the prefatory greeting in a letter or speech, as Dear Sir in a letter or Ladies and Gentlemen in a speech.

Origin of salutation

1350-1400; Middle English Latin salūtātiōn- (stem of salūtātiō) greeting, equivalent to salūtāt(us) (past participle of salūtāre to greet; see salute, Examples for salutation

After hailing the morn with this second salutation, he threw a boot at the woman as a third.

Her salutation reads, “Robert S, McNamara—revered, praised, questioned, respected, honored, celebrated … and loved.”

I settled on “Oh God of our many understandings” as the salutation.

She answered his salutation with a frank inclination of the head.

"How d'ye do, Eldredge," was the great man's salutation, not at all effusive.

"We shut the door when the steed's stolen, Mr. Arthur," was his salutation.

She felt sure that he had chosen deliberately not to come to her for the evening salutation.

And the other made an attempt at a salutation, and passed on.

The solicitor, who had bidden them enter, did not at first offer them any salutation.

“Ozzy rules,” he said as his salutation, his pinky, pointer, and thumb outstretched in perfect formation.