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I've [read](http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/complete/chapter1_summary)
that はじめました or 〜まして is a shortened form of an expression originally meaning “I
meet you for the first time”. If that's true, then what is the full
expression?
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What is the full expression of hajimemashite / 始めまして?
According to the dictionary it is short for はじめてお目にかかります。

[https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/176053/meaning/m0u/はじめまして/](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/176053/meaning/m0u/%E3%81%AF%E3%81%98%E3%82%81%E3%81%BE%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6/)
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