| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | An expression, in words or gestures, marking a meeting of persons: greeting, salutation, salute, welcome. See GREETING. | | VERB: | 1. To approach for the purpose of speech: accost, greet, salute. See APPROACH, GREETING, SEEK. 2. To have as one's home or place of origin: come, originate. See START. 3. To address in a friendly and respectful way: greet, salute, welcome. See GREETING. 4. To pay tribute or homage to: acclaim, celebrate, eulogize, exalt, extol, glorify, honor, laud, magnify, panegyrize, praise. Idioms: sing someone's praises. See PRAISE.
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