Topic: MILITARY
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Italian |
| Origin: | salva, from French salve, from Latin, a greeting, from salvere 'to be healthy', from salvus; SAFE1 |
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sal‧vo
plural salvos or salvoes [countable usually singular] formal
plural salvos or salvoes [countable usually singular] formal1 [+ of]PM when several guns are fired during a battle or as part of a ceremony
2 the first in a series of questions, statements etc that you use to try to win an argument :
opening salvo
3 sudden laughter, applause etc from many people at the same time
