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Welcome
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Not to be confused with Wellcome.
For other uses, see Welcome (disambiguation).
A welcome is a kind of greeting designed to introduce a person to a new place or situation, and to make them feel at ease. The term can similarly be used to describe the feeling of being accepted on the part of the new person.
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