"good-bye" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-good-bye.wav [US]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} good-bye
  1. Alternative form of goodbye Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: goodbye
    Sense id: en-good-bye-en-intj-t2ZPtyM-

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-good-bye.wav [US] Forms: good-byes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} good-bye (plural good-byes)
  1. Alternative form of goodbye Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: goodbye
    Sense id: en-good-bye-en-noun-t2ZPtyM-

Inflected forms

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