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  2. Hello - Wikipedia

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    Hello, with that spelling, was used in publications in the U.S. as early as the 18 October 1826 edition of the Norwich Courier of Norwich, Connecticut. [1] Another early use was an 1833 American book called The Sketches and Eccentricities of Col. David Crockett, of West Tennessee, [2] which was reprinted that same year in The London Literary Gazette. [3]

  3. Greeting - Wikipedia

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    "Hello", "hi", and "hey" — General verbal greetings. The latter two are less formal. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first citation of "hey" is found as early as 1225, and is defined as "a call to attract attention . . . an exclamation to express exultation . . . or surprise.

  4. As-salamu alaykum - Wikipedia

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    salamu alaykum written in the Thuluth style of Arabic calligraphy. As-salamu alaykum (Arabic: ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ, romanized: as-salāmu ʿalaykum, pronounced [as.sa.laː.mu ʕa.laj.kum] ⓘ), also written salamun alaykum and typically rendered in English as salam alaykum, is a greeting in Arabic that means 'Peace be upon you'.

  5. Jewish greetings - Wikipedia

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    Hello, goodbye, peace Hebrew A Hebrew greeting, based on the root for "completeness". Literally meaning "peace", shalom is used for both hello and goodbye. [6] A cognate with the Arabic-language salaam. Shalom aleichem: שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם ‎ Peace be upon you [ʃaˈlom ʔaleˈχem] Hebrew

  6. Salutation - Wikipedia

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    Salutations can be formal or informal. The most common form of salutation in an English letter includes 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 ...

  7. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    informal term of address ("hello mate") animal's sexual partner checkmate, the winning of a game of chess an officer on a merchant ship spouse or partner mean (adj.) stingy, miserly, selfish of inferior quality, contemptible a statistical average (see mean) unpleasant, unkind, vicious * median statistical average (see median) geometric median

  8. Long time no see - Wikipedia

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    The phrase was first recorded, though not as a greeting, in the 1843 publication by James Campbell, titled Excursions, Adventures, and Field-Sports in Ceylon: "Ma-am—long time no see wife—want go to Colombo see wife."

  9. Ciao - Wikipedia

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    Ciao (/ tʃ aʊ / CHOW, Italian: ⓘ) is an informal salutation in the Italian language that is used for both "hello" and "goodbye".. Originally from the Venetian language, it has entered the vocabulary of English and of many other languages around the world.