ADIEU (uh-DYOO)
French
word used to express farewell
Common clues: Goodbye
in Gascony; "Farewell, Francois!"; Nice farewell?; Word
that's bid; French farewell; Parting word; It may be bid; Au
Revoir; Bye word
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
5 times a year
Frequency
in English language:
47440 / 86800
Video: Adieu
A
father says goodbye to his son. [Source: VA
Kids]
Adieu
to a Soldier
By Walt Whitman
AIEDU,
O soldier!
You of the rude campaigning, (which we shared,)
The
rapid march, the life of the camp,
The hot contention of
opposing fronts—the long manoeuver,
Red battles with
their slaughter,—the stimulus—the strong, terrific
game,
Spell of all brave and manly hearts—the trains of
Time through you, and like of you, all fill’d,
With war,
and war’s expression.
Adieu, dear comrade!
Your
mission is fulfill’d—but I, more warlike,
Myself,
and this contentious soul of mine,
Still on our own campaigning
bound,
Through untried roads, with ambushes, opponents
lined,
Through many a sharp defeat and many a crisis—often
baffled,
Here marching, ever marching on, a war fight out—aye
here,
To
fiercer, weightier battles give expression.
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