[val-i-dik-tuh-ree] 
adjective, noun, plural -ries.| 1. | bidding good-bye; saying farewell: a valedictory speech. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to an occasion of leave-taking: a valedictory ceremony. |
| 3. | an address or oration delivered at the commencement exercises of a college or school on behalf of the graduating class. |
| 4. | any farewell address or oration. |
| val·e·dic·to·ry (vāl'ĭ-dĭk'tə-rē) n. pl. val·e·dic·to·ries A closing or farewell statement or address, especially one delivered at graduation exercises. adj. Of, relating to, or expressing a valedictory. |
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