SALUTATION


Meaning of SALUTATION in English

— salutational , adj. — salutationless , adj.

/sal'yeuh tay"sheuhn/ , n.

1. the act of saluting.

2. something uttered, written, or done by way of saluting.

3. a word or phrase serving as the prefatory greeting in a letter or speech, as Dear Sir in a letter or Ladies and Gentlemen in a speech.

[ 1350-1400; ME salutation- (s. of salutatio ) greeting, equiv. to salutat ( us ) (ptp. of salutare to greet; see SALUTE, -ATE 1 ) + -ion- -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .