salutatory

[suh-loo-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

sa·lu·ta·to·ry

[suh-loo-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] adjective, noun, plural sa·lu·ta·to·ries.
adjective
1.
pertaining to or of the nature of a salutation.
noun
2.
a welcoming address, especially one given at the beginning of commencement exercises in some U.S. high schools and colleges by the salutatorian.

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Salutatory has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)

Origin:
1635–45; < Medieval Latin salūtātōrius, equivalent to Latin salūtā(re) to salute + -tōrius -tory1

sa·lu·ta·to·ri·ly, adverb
un·sa·lu·ta·to·ry, adjective
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salutatory (səˈluːtətərɪ, -trɪ)
 
adj
of, relating to, or resembling a salutation
 
sa'lutatorily
 
adv

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