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Pronunciation : Fare`well"
Part of Speech : interj.
Etymology : [Fare (thou, you) + well.]
Definition : Defn: Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet groves; that is, I bid you farewell. So farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear. Milton. Fare thee well! and if forever, Still forever fare thee well. Byron.

Note: The primary accent is sometimes placed on the first syllable, especially in poetry.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fare`well"
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting compliment; a good-by; adieu.

2. Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something. And takes her farewell of the glorious sun. Shak. Before I take my farewell of the subject. Addison.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fare"well`
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse; his farewell bow. Leans in his spear to take his farewell view. Tickell. Farewell rock (Mining), the Millstone grit; -- so called because no coal is found worth working below this stratum. It is used for hearths of furnaces, having power to resist intense heat. Ure.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913