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- Dictionaryvaledictory/ˌvalɪˈdɪkt(ə)ri/
adjective
- 1. serving as a farewell: "a valedictory wave"
noun
- 1. a farewell address: "this book of memoirs reads like his valedictory"
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: an address or statement of farewell or leave-taking. 2. : valediction sense 1. Did you know? Valedictory addresses delivered by earnest young valedictorians at high school and college graduations are as much a sign of spring in the United States as baseball games and cookouts.
adjective. formal uk / ˌvæl.əˈdɪk.t ə r.i / us / ˌvæl.əˈdɪk.tɚ.i / Add to word list. relating to saying goodbye, especially formally: a valedictory speech. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Manners & levels of formality. button-down. buttoned-up. casualization. ceremoniously. formally. genteelly. genteelness. gentility. grace.
A valedictory speech, letter, or performance is one that is intended as a way of saying goodbye when someone leaves another person, a place, or a job. [formal] ...Ms Walker, making her valedictory address after two years as chairwoman.
relating to saying goodbye, especially formally: a valedictory speech. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Manners & levels of formality. button-down. buttoned-up. casualization. ceremoniously. formally. genteelly. genteelness. gentility. grace. ground rules. non-U. not the thing to do idiom. over-familiar. propriety. pukka. solemnity.
A valedictory is a speech expressing farewell, as at a school graduation. The adjective valedictory relates to saying good-bye, but almost always refers to a speech or address.
val·e·dic·to·ry. (văl′ĭ-dĭk′tə-rē) 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. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Valedictory definition: bidding goodbye; saying farewell. See examples of VALEDICTORY used in a sentence.
Valedictory definition: A closing or farewell statement or address, especially one delivered at graduation exercises.
Definition of valedictory adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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