salutation
part of speech
noun (a salutation, salutations)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) A salutation is a greeting, a word or action that says hello, such as "Good morning" or a wave. tree →
2) In a letter or email, the salutation is the greeting at the start, like "Dear Sam,". tree →
3) (formal) "Salutations!" can be said as a jokey, old-fashioned "hello". tree →
sense in the lessons
In English lessons on letter writing, pupils learn the parts of a letter: address, date, salutation ("Dear Sir or Madam"), body, and sign-off ("Yours faithfully"). In stories, knights and courtiers bow in salutation. In Charlotte's Web, the spider Charlotte greets Wilbur with "Salutations!".
examples
- Start your letter with a salutation such as "Dear Aunt Jo,". tree →
- He raised his hat in salutation. tree →
- "Salutations!" said Charlotte the spider to Wilbur. tree →
- The salutation in a formal letter is often "Dear Sir or Madam". tree →
- Underline the salutation in this letter. tree →
- A wave is a friendly salutation. tree →
- The knights bowed to the king in salutation. tree →
- “Peace be upon you,” said the king, giving the usual country salutation. tree →
note
Countable: salutations. Formal word; in daily talk say "greeting". In a letter, if the salutation is "Dear Sir or Madam", the sign-off is "Yours faithfully" (UK); if a name, "Yours sincerely". Related: salute.
Trees and pragmatics
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