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"SALUTATIONS" is a plural of: salutation. |
Date "SALUTATIONS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Salutations Shaking hands. A relic of the ancient custom of adversaries, in treating of a truce, taking hold of the weapon-hand to ensure against treachery. Lady's curtsey. A relic of the ancient custom of women going on the knee to men of rank and power, originally to beg mercy, afterwards to acknowledge superiority. Taking off the hat. A relic of the ancient custom of taking off the helmet when no danger is nigh. A man takes off his hat to show that he dares stand unarmed in your presence. Discharging guns as a salute. To show that no fear exists, and therefore no guns will be required. This is like "burying the hatchet" (q.v.). Presenting arms- i.e. offering to give them up, from the full persuasion of the peaceful and friendly disposition of the person so honoured. Lowering swords. To express a willingness to put yourself unarmed in the power of the person saluted, from a full persuasion of his friendly feeling. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Synonyms: SALUTATIONSSynonyms: Greetings, Hellos, Introductions (Greetings). (additional references) |
Crosswords: SALUTATIONS |
| English words defined with "SALUTATIONS": A speaking acquaintance ♦ Salutatory. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "SALUTATIONS": Bachelor's Porch ♦ Feme-covert ♦ Julia, Junia ♦ Patrobas, Phlegon ♦ Quartus. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "SALUTATIONS" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (greetings), French Canadian (greetings). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Salutations is my fancy way of saying hello. (Charlotte's Web; writing credit: E.B. White; Earl Hamner Jr.) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Salutations distinguées (1994) | |
Song Titles | Unchained Melody (performing artist: Vito and The Salutations) | |
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Books | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Union soldiers exchanging salutations with the Confederates at Fredericksburg, Va. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Minorities | Pakistan | Armed with this vague wording, mullahs have brought charges against Ahmadis for using standard Muslim salutations and for naming their children Mohammed. (references) |
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| "SALUTATIONS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 90.91% of the time. "SALUTATIONS" is used about 11 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 90.91% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Noun (proper) | 9.09% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 11 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "SALUTATIONS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Albanian | të fala (compliments, greetings, love, regard, regards, remembrances, respects). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | привети. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Grüße (Greetings, regards, respects). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | alutationssay salutãri (greetings). (various references) saludos (regards, respects). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Mark Chapter 12, Verse 38 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai elegen autoiV en th didach autou blepete apo twn grammatewn twn qelontwn en stolaiV peripatein kai aspasmouV en taiV agoraiV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et dicebat eis in doctrina sua cavete a scribis qui volunt in stolis ambulare et salutari in foro |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ða sæde he heom on his lare. Warnieð fram boceren. þa willeð on ge-gyrtlengan & beon on stræte ge-grette. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And he seide to hem in his techyng, Be ye war of scribis, that wolen wandre in stolis, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And he sayde vnto them in his doctrine: beware of the Scribes which love to goo in longe clothinge: and love salutacions in ye market places |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces, |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And he said to them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, who love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the market-places, |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And in his teaching he said, Be on your watch against the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes and be respected in the market-places, |
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| Language | Mark Chapter 12, Verse 38 |
| Cebuano | Ug sa iyang pagpanudlo siya miingon, "Likayi baya ninyo ang mga escriba nga mahigugmaon sa paglakawlakaw nga managsul-ob ug hatag-as nga mga bisti, ug sa mga pagyukbo kanila sa katahuran diha sa mga tiyanggihan, |
| Croatian | A on im u pouci svojoj govoraše: "Èuvajte se pismoznanaca, koji rado idu u dugim haljinama, vole pozdrave na trgovima, |
| Danish | Og han sagde i sin Undervisning: "Tager eder i Vare for de skriftkloge, som gerne ville gå i lange Klæder og lade sig hilse på Torvene |
| Dutch | En Hij zeide tot hen in Zijn leer: Wacht u voor de Schriftgeleerden, die daar gaarne willen wandelen in lange klederen, en gegroet zijn op de markten; |
| Finnish | Ja opettaessaan hän sanoi: "Varokaa kirjanoppineita, jotka mielellään käyskelevät pitkissä vaipoissa ja haluavat tervehdyksiä toreilla |
| French | Il leur disait dans son enseignement: Gardez-vous des scribes, qui aiment se promener en robes longues, et être salués dans les places publiques; |
| Gaelic | Is thuirt e riutha `na theagasg: Thugaibh an aire oirbh fhein bho na Sgriobhaich leis an toil imeachd an culaidhean fada, agus furan fhaighinn air a mhargadh, |
| German | Und er lehrte sie und sprach zu ihnen: Sehet euch vor vor den Schriftgelehrten, die in langen Kleidern gehen und lassen sich gern auf dem Markte grüßen |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ia berkata kepada mereka, "Hati-hatilah terhadap guru-guru agama. Mereka suka berjalan-jalan dengan jubah yang panjang dan suka dihormati di pasar-pasar. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka berkatalah Ia kepada mereka itu di dalam pengajaran-Nya, "Jagalah dirimu daripada segala ahli Taurat, yang suka berjalan-jalan dengan berjubah panjang, dan lagi suka diberi hormat kepadanya di pasar, |
| Italian | Diceva loro mentre insegnava: «Guardatevi dagli scribi, che amano passeggiare in lunghe vesti, ricevere saluti nelle piazze, |
| Maori | Na i mea ano ia ki a ratou i tana akoranga, Kia tupato ki nga karaipi, ko ta ratou e rawe ai ko te haereere i roto i nga kakahu roroa, me nga ohatanga i nga kainga hokohoko, |
| Norwegian | Og han sa mens han lærte dem: Ta eder i vare for de skriftlærde, som gjerne vil gå i side klær og la sig hilse på torvene, |
| Portuguese | E prosseguindo ele no seu ensino, disse: Guardai-vos dos escribas, que gostam de andar com vestes compridas, e das saudações nas praças, |
| Rumanian | Kn knvqyqtura, pe care le -o dqdea, Isus le zicea: ,,Pqziyi-vq de cqrturari, cqrora le place sq umble kn haine lungi, wi sq le facq lumea plecqciuni prin pieye. |
| Shuar | Jesus unuiniak Tímiayi, "Israer-shuara jintinniuri ainia nujai aneartarum. Niisha waantu Enentáimtumasar, esaram pushin entsarar wekasatajtsar wakeruiniawai. Péprunmasha shuar shiir áujtusarat tusa wakeruiniawai. |
| Spanish | Y en su enseñanza decía: --Guardaos de los escribas, a quienes les gusta pasearse con ropas largas y aman las salutaciones en las plazas, |
| Swahili | Katika mafundisho yake, Yesu alisema, "Jihadharini na walimu wa Sheria ambao hupenda kupitapita wamejivalia kanzu ndefu na kusalimiwa na watu kwa heshima sokoni; hupenda kuketi mahali pa heshima katika masunagogi, |
| Swedish | Och han undervisade dem och sade till dem: "Tagen eder till vara för de skriftlärde, som gärna gå omkring i fotsida kläder och gärna vilja bliva hälsade på torgen |
| Uma | Nto'u-na Yesus mpotudui' ntodea, na'uli' -raka: "Pelompehi-koi, neo' -koi mpenau' kehi-ra guru agama. Goe' -ra modao' mpopake' baju to moloe, pai' goe' -ra ane tauna hi wiwi' karajaa motingkua' mpotabe-ra. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"SALUTATIONS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: saltation, saltationism, saluatations, saluation, salutayions, solutation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-i-l-n-o-s-s-t-t-u" | |
-1 letter: atonalists, saltations, salutation. | |
-2 letters: atonalist, lutanists, saltation, stational. | |
-3 letters: alations, altoists, lutanist, outlasts, outsails, satanist, stations, stunsail, sultanas, tantalus, titanous. | |
-4 letters: alation, altoist, anattos, assault, attains, insouls, instals, insults, issuant, latinos, lattins, lutists, outlain, outlast, outsail, outsins, outsits, salinas, saltant, sanious, santols, solatia, sonatas, station, suasion, sultana, sultans, sustain, talions, tanists, tissual, tonsils. | |
-5 letters: alants. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-i-l-n-o-s-s-t-t-u" | |
+2 letters: auscultations, blastulations, gastrulations, salutatorians. | |
+3 letters: consubstantial, strangulations, supplantations. | |
+4 letters: anticonvulsants, educationalists, instantaneously, transvaluations, ultramontanisms. | |
+5 letters: disarticulations, supranationalist, unsatisfactorily. | |
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