- goodbye; farewell
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•dieu /əˈdu, əˈdyu/USA pronunciation
interj., n. [countable], pl. a•dieus, a•dieux.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Foreign Termsgood-bye;
farewell.
a•dieu
(ə do̅o̅′, ə dyo̅o̅′; Fr. a dyœ′),USA pronunciation interj., n., pl. a•dieus, a•dieux
interj.
n.
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(ə do̅o̅z′, ə dyo̅o̅z′; Fr. a dyœ′).USA pronunciation
interj.
- Foreign Termsgood-bye;
farewell.
n.
- Foreign Termsthe act of leaving or departing;
farewell.
- Latin deus god)
- Latin ad to) + dieu (
- Middle French, equivalent. to a (
- Middle English 1325–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
adieu /əˈdjuː; French: adjø/ sentence substitute , n ( pl adieus, adieux /əˈdjuːz; French: adjø/)
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