Definition of "goodbye" []

• Used to express an acknowledgment of parting. (interjection)
• An acknowledgment at parting, especially by saying "goodbye.” (noun)
• An act of parting or leave-taking: many sad goodbyes. (noun)

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• "Drop points here, though, and the Frenchman can kiss the title goodbye on both cheeks."
• "The absence of a comma is intentional; the Gunners can kiss the title goodbye"
• "In The Cherry Orchard, the goodbye is at first uncertain, but later definite, and for Lyuba, it is a terminal goodbye."