[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

greet \greet\, v. t. imp.  p. p. greeted; p. pr.  vb. n.
   greeting. oe. greten, as. gr=etan to address, approach;
   akin to os. gr=otian, lg. gr"oten, d. groeten, ohg.
   gruozzen, g. gr"ussen. root50.
   1. to address with salutations or expressions of kind wishes;
      to salute; to hail; to welcome; to accost with friendship;
      to pay respects or compliments to, either personally or
      through the intervention of another, or by writing or
      token.
      1913 webster

            my lord, the mayor of london comes to greet you.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. to come upon, or meet, as with something that makes the
      heart glad.
      1913 webster

            in vain the spring my senses greets.  --addison.
      1913 webster

   3. to accost; to address. --pope.
      1913 webster
see also:
greeted greeting 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

greeting \greet"ing\, n.
   expression of kindness or joy; salutation at meeting; a
   compliment from one absent.
   1913 webster

         write to him . . . gentle adieus and greetings. --shak.

   syn: salutation; salute; compliment.
        1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

greeting
     n : usually plural an acknowledgment or expression of good
         will especially on meeting syn: salutation
see also:
salutation 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

61 moby thesaurus words for "greeting":
   parthian shot, accost, address, affirmation, allegation, answer,
   apostrophe, assertion, averment, best wishes, bob, bow, card,
   comment, compliments, crack, curtsy, declaration, devoirs, dictum,
   embrace, exclamation, expression, good wishes, greetings, hail,
   hand-clasp, handshake, hello, how-do-you-do, hug, interjection,
   kiss, mention, message, nod, note, observation, phrase, position,
   pronouncement, question, reception, reflection, regards, remark,
   respects, salutation, salute, say, saying, sentence, smile,
   smile of recognition, statement, subjoinder, thought, utterance,
   wave, welcome, word

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