valedictory

[val-i-dik-tuh-ree]

val·e·dic·to·ry

[val-i-dik-tuh-ree] adjective, noun, plural val·e·dic·to·ries.
adjective
1.
bidding good-bye; saying farewell: a valedictory speech.
2.
of or pertaining to an occasion of leave-taking: a valedictory ceremony.
noun
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.

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Valedictory has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.

Origin:
1645–55; < Latin valedict(us) (see valediction) + -ory1
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valedictory (ˌvælɪˈdɪktərɪ, -trɪ)
 
n , pl -ries
1.  a farewell address or speech
2.  (US), (Canadian) a farewell speech delivered at a graduation ceremony, usually by the most outstanding graduate

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