salue

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verb

To greet; to salute.

OriginMiddle English saluen ← Old French saluer ← Latin salūtāre →
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Meanings

verbsalue (third-person singular simple present salues, present participle saluing, simple past and past participle salued)

present singular third person salues · participle present saluing · participle past salued · past salued

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo greet; to salute.

Origin

  1. Latinsalūs
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Latinsalūtāre
  5. Old Frenchsaluder
  6. Old Frenchsaluer
  7. Middle Englishsaluen
  8. Englishsalue

Inherited from Middle English saluen, borrowed from Old French saluer, from saluder, from Latin salūtāre, from salūs + -āris.

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Anagrams

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APA

salue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salue

MLA

“salue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salue. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salue,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salue.

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