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a conventional expression used at meeting or parting in the afternoon.
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good afternoon
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good afternoon — n. a phrase used in the afternoon as a greeting or farewell … English World dictionary
good afternoon — noun a conventional expression of greeting or farewell • Syn: ↑afternoon • Hypernyms: ↑greeting, ↑salutation, ↑farewell, ↑word of farewell * * * interj somewhat formal used to say hello to someone in the afternoon … Useful english dictionary
good afternoon — CONVENTION (formulae) You say Good afternoon when you are greeting someone in the afternoon. [FORMAL] … English dictionary
good-afternoon — (ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: good afternoon : a remark on meeting or parting in the afternoon … Useful english dictionary
good afternoon — hello, hi, good day Answer the phone this way: Good afternoon, Ko speaking … English idioms
good afternoon — good .after noon formal used to say hello when you are greeting someone in the afternoon, especially someone you do not know →↑good evening, good morning ↑good morning … Dictionary of contemporary English
good afternoon — good ,after noon interjection SPOKEN FORMAL * used for saying hello or goodbye to someone in the afternoon … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
good afternoon — /gʊd aftəˈnun/ (say good ahftuh noohn) interjection (a conventional expression used at a meeting or parting during the afternoon.) …
good afternoon — noun A greeting said when meeting somebody in the afternoon … Wiktionary
good afternoon — interjection, noun (C) an expression meaning hello, used when you are greeting someone in the afternoon … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
