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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Koine Greek or Byzantine Greek χαιρέτισμα (khairétisma). By surface analysis, χαιρετισ- (stem of χαιρετίζω (chairetízo)) + -μα (-ma).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /çeˈɾe.ti.zma/
- Hyphenation: χαι‧ρέ‧τι‧σμα
Noun
χαιρέτισμα • (chairétisma) n (plural χαιρετίσματα)
- greeting
- (in the plural) regards, greetings (an expression of good wishes to be passed to another person)
- (ironic) I'm not holding my breath (said cynically to suggest that what has just been mentioned is unlikely to happen soon or at all)
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