hiya
exclamation /ˈhaɪ.jə/ informalDefinition
› an expression said when people who know each other well meet: Hiya, Pete, how're you doing?Welcoming, greeting and greetings
(Definition of hiya exclamation from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (I'm) pleased to meet you idiom
- adieu exclamation
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- bade verb
- bid verb (TELL)
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