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A wish for safe travels that quietly admits we may never meet again.
means A word of parting, said to someone leaving, that wishes them well on their way.
from A telescoped little sentence: the Middle English imperative 'fare' (to travel, to journey, to get along — same root as the German 'fahren') plus 'well.' So to say 'farewell' is literally to command someone 'fare well' — go and do well on your journey. The 'fare' here is an old cousin of the 'fare' you pay for a bus ride and the 'fare' you eat at a table, all branching from a Germanic root about going and getting on.
- literal meaning
- Originally meant fare well, travel safely
- long goodbye
- Formal cousin of bye, reserved for weight
- tour gimmick
- Bands sell three farewell tours, then return
- final word
- Often spoken when leaving is permanent or huge
goodbye yellow brick road — elton john's 1973 album, one of the most iconic farewell-themed albums in music history
farewell to arms — ernest hemingway's 1929 novel about an american officer's departure from world war i
the final tour — the eagles' 2013-2015 farewell tour, ending a 28-year hiatus before reuniting