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valedictory

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val·e·dic·to·ry  (vl-dkt-r)
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.valedictoryvaledictory - a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
valediction, 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"
Adj.1.valedictoryvaledictory - 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.valedictoryvaledictory - of a speech expressing leave-taking; "a valedictory address"
exaugural - occurring at or marking the close of a term of office; "an exaugural message"
Translations
valedictory [vælɪˈdɪktərɪ] adj → de despedida
valedictory [vælɪˈdɪktərɪ] adj → d'adieu
valedictory [vælɪˈdɪktərɪ] adj (speech) → Abschieds-;
(remarks) → zum Abschied
valedictory [vælɪˈdɪktərɪ] adj → di commiato


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I had written news letters to the Herald sometimes, but yet when I visited the office that day I did not say any thing about writing a valedictory.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Without evincing any inclination to come in again, he there delivered his valedictory remarks.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
At the conclusion of the repast, by which time the flying waiter was severely blown, the immovable waiter gathered up the tablecloth under his arm with a grand air, and having sternly (not to say with indignation) looked on at the flying waiter while he set the clean glasses round, directed a valedictory glance towards Mr.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Dickens, Charles View in context
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