goodbye
or good-bye
[ good-bahy ]
interjection
farewell (a conventional expression used at parting).
noun,plural good·byes.
a farewell.
Origin of goodbye
1First recorded in 1565–75; contraction of God be with ye
- Sometimes good·by, good-by .
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British Dictionary definitions for goodbye
goodbye
/ (ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ) /
sentence substitute
farewell: a conventional expression used at leave-taking or parting with people and at the loss or rejection of things or ideas
noun
a leave-taking; parting: they prolonged their goodbyes for a few more minutes
a farewell: they said goodbyes to each other
Origin of goodbye
1C16: contraction of God be with ye
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