From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Adieu \A*dieu"\, interj. & adv. [OE. also adew, adewe, adue, F.
? dieu, fr. L. ad to + deus God.]
Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Adieu \A*dieu"\, n.; pl. {Adieus}.
A farewell; commendation to the care of God at parting.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adieu
n 1: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn:
{adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au
revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby},
{good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]
From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]:
adieu /adjø/
adieu; farewell; bye; goodbye
From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]:
adieu /adjø/
adieu; farewell; bye; goodbye
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