"greets" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɹiːts/
Rhymes: -iːts Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} greets pl (plural only)
  1. (demoscene) Greetings sent to other demosceners, often included in the scrolltext of a demo. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Demoscene Synonyms: greetz
    Sense id: en-greets-en-noun-i5HatF2p Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 47 53 Topics: computing, demoscene, engineering, lifestyle, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb

IPA: /ɡɹiːts/
Rhymes: -iːts Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} greets
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of greet Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: greet
    Sense id: en-greets-en-verb-mncJo6M7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 47 53

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