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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

Parthian shot, accost, address, affirmation, allegation, answer, apostrophe, assertion, averment, best wishes, bob, bow, card, comment, compliments, crack, curtsy, declaration, devoirs, dictum, embrace, exclamation, expression, good wishes, greetings, hail, hand-clasp, handshake, hello, how-do-you-do, hug, interjection, kiss, mention, message, nod, note, observation, phrase, position, pronouncement, question, reception, reflection, regards, remark, respects, salutation, salute, say, saying, sentence, smile, smile of recognition, statement, subjoinder, thought, utterance, wave, welcome, word

Dictionary Results for greeting:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

greeting
    n 1: (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good
         will (especially on meeting) [syn: greeting,
         salutation]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Greeting \Greet"ing\, n.
   Expression of kindness or joy; salutation at meeting; a
   compliment from one absent.
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         Write to him . . . gentle adieus and greetings. --Shak.

   Syn: Salutation; salute; compliment.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Greet \Greet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Greeted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Greeting.] [OE. greten, AS. gr[=e]tan to address, approach;
   akin to OS. gr[=o]tian, LG. gr["o]ten, D. groeten, OHG.
   gruozzen, G. gr["u]ssen. [root]50.]
   1. To address with salutations or expressions of kind wishes;
      to salute; to hail; to welcome; to accost with friendship;
      to pay respects or compliments to, either personally or
      through the intervention of another, or by writing or
      token.
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            My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you.
                                                  --Shak.
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   2. To come upon, or meet, as with something that makes the
      heart glad.
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            In vain the spring my senses greets.  --Addison.
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   3. To accost; to address. --Pope.
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