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Noun salutation has 3 senses
  1. salute, salutation - an act of honor or courteous recognition; "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday"
    --1 is a kind of recognition, credit
    Derived forms: verb salute1, verb salute5
  2. greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
    --2 is a kind of acknowledgment, acknowledgement
    --2 has particulars:
     well-wishing; regard, wish, compliments; reception, response; hail; pax, kiss of peace; welcome; salute; hello, hullo, hi, howdy, how-do-you-do; good morning, morning; good afternoon, afternoon; salute, military greeting; calling card, visiting card, card
    Derived form: verb salute2
  3. salutation - word of greeting used to begin a letter
    --3 is a kind of     opening
    Derived form: verb salute2
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