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warm welcome

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  1. A hearty, hospitable reception or greeting, as in We got a very warm welcome when we finally arrived. This expression, dating from the mid-1700s, should not be confused with the similar warm reception, which from about 1700 signified a hostile welcome, as in His rivals were planning a warm reception for him.

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Warm welcome ye will get, So come to Sans-souci!

From The Poems of Schiller — Suppressed poems by Schiller, Friedrich

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