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The meaning of the word "hi" is hello. But here is where the word came from, according to the Related Link (below): ; hi: greeting, 1862, Amer.Eng. (first recorded reference is to speech of a Kansas Indian), originally to attract attention, probably a variant of M.E. hy, hey (c.1475) also an exclamation to call attention. Extended form hiya attested from 1940.

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