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farewell

/fɛɹˈwɛl/ noun B1
  1. A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure. · He bid farewell to all of his fans.
  2. A departure; the act of leaving.

Plural farewells

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## XL FAREWELL TO THE FARM
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 12 · C1
Farewell, O brother, sister, sire!
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 13 · C1
But first I must say farewell to my mother.” And he went to the cave where she lived with Father Wolf, and he cried on her coat, while the four cubs howled miserably.
The Jungle Book, p. 28 · B2
“Ten minutes isn’t very long to say an eternal farewell in,” said Anne tearfully.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 124 · C1

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