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sayonara
(say¦on|ara)
Pronunciation:
/ˌsʌɪəˈnɑːrə/
exclamation
informal
, chiefly
US
goodbye:
the beautiful Diana was twenty-one when she said sayonara
Origin:
Japanese
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saxophone
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