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valedictory |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Valedictory \Val`e*dic"to*ry\, a. Bidding farewell; suitable or designed for an occasion of leave-taking; as a valedictory oration. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Valedictory \Val`e*dic"to*ry\, n.; pl {Valedictories}. A valedictory oration or address spoken at commencement in American colleges or seminaries by one of the graduating class, usually by the leading scholar. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: valedictory adj 1: of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell; "a valedictory address"; "valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course"; "a suitable valedictory gesture" 2: of a speech expressing leave-taking; "a valedictory address" [syn: {farewell(a)}] n : a farewell oration delivered by the most outstanding member of a graduating class [syn: {valediction}, {valedictory address}]
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