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Hi

/haɪ/
A greeting or expression to say hello.

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Examples:

Hi, doctor.'Are all the returns hi, then?'"Hi!" she yelled gaily.

Etymology:

etymology
First recorded around 1475, the word hi was originally a variant form of hey, and was used as an exclamation to call attention. It became a common informal greeting by the late 19th century.

Usage Statistics:

109 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
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