valedictory

[ val-i-dik-tuh-ree ]
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adjective
  1. bidding goodbye; saying farewell: a valedictory speech.

  2. of or relating to an occasion of leave-taking: a valedictory ceremony.

noun,plural val·e·dic·to·ries.
  1. an address or oration delivered at the commencement exercises of a college or school on behalf of the graduating class.

  2. any farewell address or oration.

Origin of valedictory

1
1645–55; <Latin valedict(us) (see valediction) + -ory1

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British Dictionary definitions for valedictory

valedictory

/ (ˌvælɪˈdɪktərɪ, -trɪ) /


nounplural -ries
  1. a farewell address or speech

  2. US and Canadian a farewell speech delivered at a graduation ceremony, usually by the most outstanding graduate

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