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View synonyms for arrivederci

arrivederci

or a ri·ve·der·ci

[ ahr-ree-ve-der-chee ]

interjection

, Italian.
  1. until we see each other again; goodbye for the present.


arrivederci

/ arriveˈdertʃi /

sentence substitute

  1. goodbye
“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 arrivederci1

First recorded in 1670–80; from Italian, equivalent to a “to” + ri- “again” + vedere “to see” + ci “us, each other”; ad- ( def ), re- ( def ), belvedere ( def )
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Example Sentences

Some of these opinions sound perhaps too much like Tarantino’s own: “Once Fellini decided life was a circus, Cliff said arrivederci.”

If you don’t, well … adios, arrivederci, au revoir.

“It is very hard to say goodbye. It is too final. And that is why, like other colleagues, I say arrivederci.”

By the time we said “arrivederci,” it felt as if we were dear, old friends.

Newport Harbor’s last gondola operator may be forced to say arrivederci.

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