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Definition of Compliments
1. Noun. (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare. "My best wishes"
Language type: Plural, Plural Form
Generic synonyms: Greeting, Salutation
Derivative terms: Wish
Definition of Compliments
1. Noun. (plural of compliment) ¹
2. Noun. Good wishes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Compliments
1. compliment [v] - See also: compliment
Lexicographical Neighbors of Compliments
Literary usage of Compliments
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum (1901)
"CHAPTER IV Squally weather in the Azores — High living — Delirious from cheese
and plums — The pilot of the Pinta — At Gibraltar — compliments exchanged ..."
2. Publications by Scotland Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Scotland) (1854)
"My compliments affectionate to the Adelphi. I am sorry I cannot speak to Jock
upon a favourite subject, as I have long wished to do; causa patet. ..."
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