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< /əˈduz, əˈdyuz; French aˈdyœ/.
- the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
sentence substitute, noun plural adieus or adieux (əˈdjuːz, French adjø)
- goodbye; farewell
late 14c., adewe, from French adieu, from phrase a dieu (vous) commant “I commend (you) to God,” from a “to” (see ad) + dieu “God,” from Latin deum, accusative of deus “god,” from PIE *deiwos (see Zeus). Originally said to the party left; farewell was to the party setting forth.
Jacob’s usage of the word “adieu” in the Book of Mormon « Liberal Dictionary
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