"'bye" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Abbreviation of goodbye. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Abbreviation of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">goodbye</i></span>.|lang=}} Abbreviation of goodbye., {{abbreviation of|en|goodbye}} Abbreviation of goodbye. Head templates: {{en-interj}} 'bye
  1. (informal) Goodbye: used when the speaker or addressee is departing. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-'bye-en-intj-zKnfqLyI

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