valedictorian
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ɪ noun
a student, usually the one ranking highest academically in a school graduating class, who delivers the valedictory at the commencement exercises.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | saying goodbye |
| 2. | of or relating to a farewell or an occasion of farewell |
| —n | |
| 3. | (US), (Canadian) a person, usually the most outstanding graduate, who delivers a farewell speech at a graduation ceremony |
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Valedictorian
has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
| given to using long words. |
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Example sentences
The motion also did not expressly address the involvement of the valedictorian in the graduation ceremony.
Toward the end of the school year, it became apparent that several seniors were deadlocked in the race to become valedictorian.
She was an valedictorian of her high school and an engineering major.
The review also referred incorrectly to the character who was a valedictorian.
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