sayonara
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sa·yo·na·ra
(sī′ə-när′ə)interj.
Used to express farewell.
[Japanese sayonara, sayōnara, alteration of sayō naraba, if be thus (said to indicate that the time for departure has come) : sayō, thus (sa, that + yō, appearance, from Middle Chinese jiang`; also the source of Mandarin yang`) + naraba, if it be.]
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sayonara
(ˌsaɪəˈnɑːrə)n
a Japanese farewell
interj
goodbye
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sa•yo•na•ra
(ˌsaɪ əˈnɑr ə)interj., n.
farewell.
[1870–75; < Japanese]
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sayonara
A Japanese word meaning farewell.
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| Noun | 1. |  sayonara - a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes"bye-bye, cheerio, good day, goodby, good-by, goodbye, good-bye, so long, adieu, adios, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bye farewell, word of farewell - an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting |
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