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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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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.
1. : 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 us / ˌvæl.əˈdɪk.tɚ.i / uk / ˌvæl.əˈdɪk.t ə r.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.
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.
Definition of valedictory adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
