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adieu

[ uh-doo, uh-dyoo; French a-dyœ ]

interjection

  1. goodbye; farewell.


noun

, plural a·dieus, a·dieux [uh, -, dooz, uh, -, dyooz, a, -, dyœ].
  1. the act of leaving or departing; farewell.

adieu

/ əˈdjuː; adjø /

sentence substitute

  1. goodbye; farewell
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of adieu1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Middle French, equivalent to a (from Latin ad “to”) + dieu (from Latin deus “god”)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of adieu1

C14: from Old French, from a to + dieu God
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Example Sentences

Anna Delvey didn't mince words as she bid adieu to "Dancing With the Stars," after being eliminated from the show on Tuesday.

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Thus, we bid adieu to the era when textbooks could be resold or passed down to siblings.

The Washington men’s crew bid adieu to its longtime conference home Sunday in grand fashion, winning the program’s 41st league title at the Pac-12 men’s rowing championships at Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif.

The esteemed South Lake Union art space MadArt bids its final adieu.

The global megastar is bidding adieu to her home kitchen and heading out into the professional kitchens of some of Los Angeles’ hottest restaurants in an all-new Food Network show.

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