valediction (redirected from valedictions)

val·e·dic·tion  (vl-dkshn)

n.

1. An act of bidding farewell; a leave-taking.

2. A speech or statement made as a farewell.

3. A word or phrase of farewell used to end a letter or message.

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[From Latin valedictus, past participle of valedcere, to say farewell : val, farewell; see vale² + dcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

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valediction [ˌvælɪˈdɪkʃən]

n

1. the act or an instance of saying goodbye

2. any valedictory statement, speech, etc.

[from Latin valedīcere, from valē farewell + dīcere to say]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	valediction - a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class) valedictory, valedictory address, valedictory oration oratory - addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous); "he loved the sound of his own oratory"
	2.	valediction - the act of saying farewell           leave-taking, parting, farewell, leave - the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"

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valediction

noun farewell, goodbye, leave-taking, adieu, vale (Latin), sendoff (informal) She raised her hand in valediction.

Translations

valediction [ˌvælɪˈdɪkʃən] N → despedida f

valediction

n

(form: = act) → Abschied m; (= words) → Abschiedsworte pl; (= speech) → Abschiedsrede f

(US Sch) → Abschieds- or Entlassungsrede f

valediction [ˌvælɪˈdɪkʃ/ən] n (frm) → discorso di commiato