Define:Hello

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Hello

(first attestit in 1833), frae

holla

,

hollo

(attestit 1588). This variant o

hallo

is eften creditit tae Thomas Edison as a coinage for telephone uise, but its appearance in print predates the invention o the telephone bi several decades. Possibly frae the Old High German an Old Saxon verb

halon

,

, akin tae Inglis

hale

or

hail

.

Pronunciation[eedit soorce]

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(greetin): Aboot this soondAudio (UK)  Aboot this soondAudio (US) 
(telephone greetin): Aboot this soondAudio (UK)  Aboot this soondAudio (US) 
(cry for response): Aboot this soondAudio (UK)  Aboot this soondAudio (US) 
(sarcastic implication): Aboot this soondAudio (UK)  Aboot this soondAudio (US) 
(expressin puzzlement): Aboot this soondAudio (UK) 

Interjection[eedit soorce]

Hello

  1. hello

Usage notes[eedit soorce]

  • The greetin
    hello
    is amang the maist generic an neutral in uise. It mey be heard in nearly aw social situations an in nearly aw walks o life, an is unlikly tae cause offense.

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Noun[eedit soorce]

Hello (plural Hellos)

  1. "Hello!" or an equivalent greetin.
    • 2007 April 29, Stephanie Rosenbloom, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”, New York Times:
      In many new buildings, though, neighbors are venturing beyond tight-lipped hellos at the mailbox.

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Interjection[eedit soorce]

Hello

  1. a greetin