What does salutation mean?

Definitions for salutation
ˌsæl yəˈteɪ ʃənsalu·ta·tion

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word salutation.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. salute, salutationnoun

    an act of honor or courteous recognition

    "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday"

  2. greeting, salutationnoun

    (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

  3. salutationnoun

    word of greeting used to begin a letter

Wiktionary

  1. salutationnoun

    A greeting, salute, or address; a hello.

  2. salutationnoun

    The act of greeting.

  3. salutationnoun

    The title in your name, such as Mr, Mrs, Ms., Dr. or Rev..

  4. Etymology: From salutatio “a greeting, a wishing health to,” from saluto “wish one’s health, greet,” from salus “well-being.” Compare the greeting salve “be well.”

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Salutationnoun

    The act or stile of saluting; greeting.

    Etymology: salutation, Fr. salutatio, Latin.

    The early village cock
    Hath twice done salutation to the morn. William Shakespeare, R. III.

    Thy kingdom’s peers
    Speak my salutation in their minds;
    Whose voices I desire aloud with mine,
    Hail, king of Scotland! William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    On her the angel hail
    Bestow’d, the holy salutation used
    To blest Mary. John Milton.

    In all publick meetings, or private addresses, use those forms of salutation, reverence and decency, usual amongst the most sober persons. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.

    Court and state he wisely shuns;
    Nor brib’d, to servile salutations runs. John Dryden, Horace.

Wikipedia

  1. Salutation

    A salutation is a greeting used in a letter or other communication. Salutations can be formal or informal. The most common form of salutation in an English letter is wed by the recipient's given name or title. For each style of salutation there is an accompanying style of complimentary close, known as valediction. Examples of non-written salutations are bowing (common in Japan), waving, or even addressing somebody by their name. A salutation can be interpreted as a form of a signal in which the receiver of the salutation is being acknowledged, respected or thanked. Another simple but very common example of a salutation is a military salute. By saluting another rank, that person is signalling or showing his or her acknowledgement of the importance or significance of that person and his or her rank. Some greetings are considered vulgar, others "rude" and others "polite".

ChatGPT

  1. salutation

    A salutation refers to a cordial greeting or expression of good will expressed in speech or writing. It often refers to the introductory greeting or part of a letter that addresses the recipient, such as 'Dear Sir' or 'Hello'. Salutations can also include non-verbal gestures, like a wave or a bow.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Salutationnoun

    the act of saluting, or paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting, or expressing good will or courtesy; also, that which is uttered or done in saluting or greeting

Etymology and Origins

  1. Salutation

    An inn sign in honour of the Salutation of the Virgin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of salutation in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of salutation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of salutation in a Sentence

  1. Kalidasa:

    Look to this day For it is life, the very life of life. For yesterday is but a dream And tomorrow is only a vision But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness And tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day Such is the salutation of the dawn.

  2. George Santayna:

    Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace.

  3. The Sufi:

    Look to this day,For it is life, the very life of life.In its brief course lie all the verities and realities of your existencethe bliss of growth, the glory of action, the splendor of beauty.For yesterday is but a dreamAnd tomorrow is only a vision,But today well lived makesevery yesterday a dream of happinessand every tomorrow a vision of hope.Look well, therefore to this day,such is the salutation of the dawn.

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