See adieu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"word": "con dios"
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{
"word": "con Dios"
},
{
"word": "God be with you"
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{
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{
"word": "aloha"
},
{
"word": "arrivederci"
},
{
"word": "auf Wiedersehen"
},
{
"word": "au revoir"
},
{
"word": "bye"
},
{
"word": "bye-bye"
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{
"word": "cheerio"
},
{
"word": "cheers"
},
{
"word": "ciao"
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{
"word": "farewell"
},
{
"word": "good day"
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{
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{
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{
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"Terms with Ancient Greek translations",
"Terms with Arabic translations",
"Terms with Dutch translations",
"Terms with Estonian translations",
"Terms with Finnish translations",
"Terms with French translations",
"Terms with German translations",
"Terms with Greek translations",
"Terms with Hungarian translations",
"Terms with Korean translations",
"Terms with Norwegian translations",
"Terms with Portuguese translations",
"Terms with Russian translations",
"Terms with Spanish translations",
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"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "a farewell",
"word": "totsiens"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "a farewell",
"word": "الوداع"
},
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a farewell",
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},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "a farewell",
"word": "jumalaga"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "a farewell",
"word": "hüvasti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a farewell",
"word": "hyvästi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "a farewell",
"word": "adieu"
},
{
"code": "fr",
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"word": "farewell"
},
{
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"lang": "German",
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],
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},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "a farewell",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "αποχαιρετισμός"
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],
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},
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"roman": "exētērios lógos",
"sense": "a farewell",
"word": "ἐξητηριος λόγος"
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"sense": "a farewell",
"word": "agyő"
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"lang": "Norwegian",
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"neuter"
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"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "a farewell",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "a farewell",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "adeus"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a farewell",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "despedida"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "a farewell",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "проща́ние"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a farewell",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "adiós"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a farewell",
"word": "adjö"
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{
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"word": "farväl"
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