OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 16815

greeting

/ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
saludación • saludo • salutación
A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.
It's polite to begin a letter with a greeting, but this practice is less common in email.
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