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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos" [syn: hello, hullo, hi, howdy, how- do-you-do]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural hellos) Etymology: alteration of hollo Date: 1877 an expression or gesture of greeting — used interjectionally in greeting, in answering the telephone, or to express surprise

Oxford Reference Dictionary

int., n., & v. (also hallo, hullo) --int. 1 a an expression of informal greeting, or of surprise. b used to begin a telephone conversation. 2 a cry used to call attention. --n. (pl. -os) a cry of 'hello'. --v.intr. (-oes, -oed) cry 'hello'. Etymology: var. of earlier HOLLO

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hello Hel*lo", interj. & n. See Halloo.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

also hallo, hullo(hellos) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You say 'Hello' to someone when you meet them. Hello, Trish... Do you want to pop your head in and say hallo to my girlfriend? CONVENTION [formulae] • Hello is also a noun. The salesperson greeted me with a warm hello. N-COUNT 2. You say 'Hello' to someone at the beginning of a telephone conversation, either when you answer the phone or before you give your name or say why you are phoning. A moment later, Cohen picked up the phone. 'Hello?' CONVENTION [formulae] 3. You can call 'hello' to attract someone's attention. Very softly, she called out: 'Hallo? Who's there?' CONVENTION

Moby Thesaurus

accost, address, bob, bow, curtsy, embrace, greeting, hail, hand-clasp, handshake, how-do-you-do, hug, kiss, nod, salutation, salute, smile, smile of recognition, wave