Usually means: Farewell expression when parting ways.
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  1. good-by: Merriam-Webster
  2. good-by: Vocabulary.com
  3. Good-by, good-by: Wordnik
  4. good-by: Wiktionary
  5. good-by: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. Good-by, good-by: Dictionary.com
  7. Good-by: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  8. good-by: Rhymezone
  9. Good-by: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  10. good-by: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  11. good-by: FreeDictionary.org
  12. good-by: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. Good-by: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Good-by)

▸ noun:  Dated form of goodbye. [An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone.]

Similar:
adieu, adios, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good day, good-bye, more...

Phrases:
The Deep Blue Good-by, more...



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Similar:
adieu, adios, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good day, good-bye, more...

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The Deep Blue Good-by, more...



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