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Definition of Goodby

1. Noun. A farewell remark. "They said their good-byes"

Definition of Goodby

1. n. or interj. Farewell; a form of address used at parting. See the last Note under By, prep.

Definition of Goodby

1. goodbye [n -BYS] - See also: goodbye

Lexicographical Neighbors of Goodby

Literary usage of Goodby

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Louisiana by Louisiana Supreme Court, Merritt M. Robinson, Louisiana Court of Errors and Appeals (1846)
"JOHN goodby and others. A testator leaving three or more children, ... MORPHY, J. This action is brought by one of the heirs of the late James goodby, ..."

2. War: A Play in Four Acts by Mikhail Art︠s︡ybashev, Thomas Seltzer (1916)
"goodby, my boy, goodby. God grant that you return home alive and sound. ... goodby, Prince. I wish you all the very best for yourselves. ..."

3. War: A Play in Four Acts by Mikhail Art︠s︡ybashev, Thomas Seltzer (1916)
"goodby, my boy, goodby. God grant that you return home alive and sound. ... goodby, Piotr Ivanovich. Let me kiss you — maybe we'll never see each other ..."

4. Typical Newspaper Stories by Harry Franklin Harrington (1915)
"HERE'S goodby TO AN OLD, OLD FRIEND [The original Union Depot, opened in 1869, was partly burned in 1875. ..."

5. Rudyard Kipling with the British Fleet by Rudyard Kipling (1915)
"... hung round till another took the wreck in tow; said goodby to the spare brace (she was at the end of her supplies) and reached the rendezvous in time to ..."

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