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send-off
noun- a funeral US, 1876
A specialised use of the sense relating more generally to any journey. - The funeral was like something out of a film–a proper gangsters send off. — Lenny McLean, The Guv’nor, p. 14, 1998
- He gave her a lovely funeral [...] A proper people’s send-off. — Michael Moorcock, The Spencer Inheritance [britpulp], p. 32, 1998
- an occasion at which friendly good wishes are offered to someone leaving a current situation (for a journey or different employment, etc.) US, 1841
- Despite the early hour, New Yorkers gave Concorde a rousing send off. — The Guardian, 24 October 2003
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