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adieu

[uh-doo, uh-dyoo, a-dyœ] / əˈdu, əˈdyu, aˈdyœ /
NOUN
parting remark or action
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WEAK


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"He never stopped renewing himself, reinventing himself, and in doing so conquering successive generations," Macron said, adding: "Adieu Bébel."

From Reuters • Sep. 9, 2021

“I shall only tell you that ’till you bade us Adieu, I hardly knew the value you had taught my heart to set upon you.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2019

Adieu Monsieur Haffmann Jean-Philippe Daguerre’s drama about a jewelry-shop owner in Nazi-occupied Paris; in French with English supertitles.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2019

Adieu, my old home, dear nest of my children.

From The New Yorker • May 7, 2019

"Performing works up a thirst like nothing else—save dueling, perhaps. Adieu, my young friend. Come see us again."

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood




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