greeting vs salutation what difference
what is difference between greeting and salutation
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -iːtɪŋ
Noun
greeting (countable and uncountable, plural greetings)
- A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person’s arrival or presence.
- (uncountable) The action of the verb to greet.
Related terms
- greet
Translations
See also
- hello
- salutation
Verb
greeting
- present participle of greet
English
Etymology
From Middle English salutacioun, from Old French salutacion, from Latin salutatio (“a greeting, a wishing health to”), from saluto (“wish one’s health, greet”), from salus (“well-being”). Compare the Latin greeting salve (literally “be well”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsæljuˈteɪʃən/, /ˌsæljəˈteɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: sal‧u‧ta‧tion
Noun
salutation (countable and uncountable, plural salutations)
- A greeting, salute, or address; a hello.
- The act of greeting.
- (obsolete) Quickening; excitement.
Derived terms
- angelic salutation
Related terms
Translations
See also
- valediction
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin salutatio, salutationem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.ly.ta.sjɔ̃/
Noun
salutation f (plural salutations)
- greeting
Related terms
- salutaire
- saluer
Further reading
- “salutation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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