- good-bye
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or good-by
noun
Etymology: alteration of God be with you
Date: circa 1580
1. a concluding remark or gesture at parting — often used interjectionally
2. a taking of leave <a tearful good-bye>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
good-bye
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Good-bye — 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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good-bye — /gʊd bai/, it. /gud bai/ interiez. e s.m. ingl. [dalla locuz. God be with you Dio sia con voi ], in ital. invar., non com. ■ interiez. [formula di saluto che ci si rivolge quando ci si separa] ▶◀ a presto, arrivederci, (scherz.) bye bye, ciao,… … Enciclopedia Italiana
good bye! — англ. (гуд бай) всего хорошего! до свидания! Толковый словарь иностранных слов Л. П. Крысина. М: Русский язык, 1998 … Словарь иностранных слов русского языка
Good bye — Good bye! (engl., spr. gudd bai), leb wohl! adieu! … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Good bye — (engl., spr. gudd bei), leb wohl! … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
good-bye — /ɡudˈbai, ɡubˈbai, ingl. ˌɡudˈbaɪ/ [vc. ingl., contrazione di God be with you «Dio sia con te»] inter. addio, ciao, salve, arrivederci … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
good-bye — [16] The good of good bye was originally God. The expression is a contraction of God be with you, a form of farewell first recorded in the late 16th century. Its gradual reduction can be traced through a series of metamorphoses (Shakespeare, for… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
