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"Welcome" is a word for greeting guests to the home. It means "you are a guest and I am happy that you are here". The word is a greeting also for speaking lecturers to invite students to listen. It is a warm greeting to invite another person to share hospitality. The word today comes from old English phrase, "well come" similar to "well met". It was an expression of approval when another person was greeted upon meeting. While "well met" has dropped out of the language as a phrase, welcome has become a standard greeting.

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