Hypertext Webster Gateway: "goodbye"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Good-by \Good`-by"\, Good-bye \Good`-bye"\, n. or interj. [A
contraction of God be with ye (God be w[i^] ye, God bw' ye,
God bwye).]
Farewell; a form of address used at parting. See the last
Note under {By}, prep. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
good-bye
n : a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu},
{adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir},
{bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {goodbye},
{good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
goodbye
n : a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu},
{adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir},
{bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {good-bye},
{good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]
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