"sendoff" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sendoff.wav Forms: sendoffs [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from send off. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|send off}} Deverbal from send off Head templates: {{en-noun}} sendoff (plural sendoffs)
  1. A party for a person (e.g. a fellow employee) who is leaving; a farewell party. Categories (topical): Parties Translations (farewell party): изпращане (izpraštane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), acomiadament [masculine] (Catalan), adiaŭfesto (Esperanto), läksiäiset (Finnish), fête d’adieu (French), pot de départ [masculine] (French), Abschiedsfeier [feminine] (German), búcsúztató (Hungarian), búcsúünnepség (Hungarian), búcsúparti (Hungarian), incamminamento [masculine] (Italian), avskedsfest [common-gender] (Swedish), прощавальна вечірка (proščavalʹna večirka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-sendoff-en-noun-QVz8cf0h Disambiguation of Parties: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'farewell party': 90 10
  2. A party to recognize the passing (death) of a friend and allow survivors to reminisce about the person's life. Categories (topical): Funeral, Parties
    Sense id: en-sendoff-en-noun-e3mT-457 Disambiguation of Funeral: 16 84 Disambiguation of Parties: 47 53 Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English deverbals: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: send-off Related terms: send off

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Alternative forms

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