valedictory
Meanings
Plural: valedictories
Noun
- a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
- An address given on an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company.
- A speech given by a valedictorian at a commencement or graduation ceremony.
Adjective
- of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell
- "a valedictory address"
- "valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course"
- "a suitable valedictory gesture"
Adjective Satellite
- of a speech expressing leave-taking
- "a valedictory address"
Adj
- Of or pertaining to a valediction (“an act of parting company; a speech made when parting company”); designed for or suitable to an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company.
- Of or pertaining to a valedictorian (“the individual in a graduating class who delivers the farewell address, often the person who graduates with the highest grades”).
Origin / Etymology
From Latin valedictum + English -ory (suffix forming nouns meaning ‘that which pertains to’, or adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). Valedictum is the accusative supine of valedīcō (“to bid farewell; to give a valediction”), from valē (“farewell, goodbye”) (the imperative of valeō (“to be healthy or well; to be strong; to have influence or power”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“powerful, strong; to rule”)) + dīcō (“to say, speak”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”)). By surface analysis, valedict + -ory.
Synonyms
apopemptic, valediction, valedictory address, valedictory oration
Scrabble Score: 20
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