1.[countableC]TCMTALK/MAKE A SPEECH a word or phrase used at the beginning of a letter or speech, such as ‘Dear Mr Smith’ 〔信函、演讲开头的〕称呼语
2.[countableC, uncountableU]HELLO something you say or do when greeting someone 问候,致意
Examples from the Corpus
salutation• The tricky thing is to judge at what point to raise a hand in salutation.• The letter started off not with a personalsalutation but in black letters: Jai Shiva Shankar!• The next question is whether to use a colon, comma, or dash after the salutation.