hallo
nounEtymology From Middle English halou, halow, halloo (interjection used to call attention), representing Old English hēlā, ǣlā, ēalā (“O!, alas!, oh!, lo!”), equivalent to hey + lo.
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The cry "hallo!"
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A shout of exultation.
hallo
intj/həˈləʊ/ · /hæˈləʊ/
Etymology From Middle English halou, halow, halloo (interjection used to call attention), representing Old English hēlā, ǣlā, ēalā (“O!, alas!, oh!, lo!”), equivalent to hey + lo.
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Alternative Alternative form of hello (“greeting”).
- Hallo father, here’s Pecksniff!1842 December – 1844 July, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1844, →OCLC:
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Dated A cry of surprise.
- It sounds like a sum in the rule of three. The answer should give us the— But hallo! here are the accredited representatives of the law.1890 February, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration”, in The Sign of Four (Standard Library), London: Spencer Blackett […], →OCLC, page 98: