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HELLO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hello mean? 

HELLO (noun)
  The noun HELLO has 1 sense:

1. an expression of greetingplay

  Familiarity information: HELLO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HELLO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An expression of greeting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

hello; hi; how-do-you-do; howdy; hullo

Context example:

every morning they exchanged polite hellos

Hypernyms ("hello" is a kind of...):

greeting; salutation ((usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting))


 Context examples 


"Oh, hello, old sport," he said, as if he hadn't seen me for years. I thought for a moment he was going to shake hands.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

"Come along with me for a minute," I said. "I've got to say hello to someone."

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)



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