valedictory
11valedictory — 1. noun at their fifty year reunion, Estelle Carver read the valedictory that she had delivered in 1954 Syn: speech, address, lecture, declamation 2. adjective a valedictory message Syn: farewell, goodbye, leaving, parting; last, final …
12valedictory — val•e•dic•to•ry [[t]ˌvæl ɪˈdɪk tə ri[/t]] adj. n. pl. ries 1) bidding good bye; saying farewell: a valedictory speech[/ex] 2) of or pertaining to an occasion of leave taking: a valedictory ceremony[/ex] 3) edu an address delivered at commencement …
13valedictory — Synonyms and related words: Godspeed, address, adieu, after dinner speech, allocution, aloha, chalk talk, conge, debate, declamation, departing, diatribe, doch an dorrach, eulogy, exhortation, farewell, filibuster, final, forensic, forensic… …
14valedictory — adjective formal connected with saying goodbye, especially on a formal occasion: a valedictory speech …
15valedictory — /væləˈdɪktəri/ (say valuh diktuhree) adjective 1. bidding farewell; farewell. 2. of or relating to an occasion of leave taking. –noun 3. a valedictory address or oration. 4. US (in colleges and schools) the oration delivered by the valedictorian …
16valedictory address — noun a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class) • Syn: ↑valediction, ↑valedictory oration, ↑valedictory • Derivationally related forms: ↑valedictory (for: ↑valedictory) …
17valedictory oration — noun a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class) • Syn: ↑valediction, ↑valedictory address, ↑valedictory • Derivationally related forms: ↑valedictory (for: ↑valedictory) …
18valedictory speaker — noun the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement • Syn: ↑valedictorian • Hypernyms: ↑scholar, ↑scholarly person, ↑bookman, ↑student …
19valedictory — I. adjective Etymology: Latin valedicere Date: 1651 of or relating to a valediction ; expressing or containing a farewell II. noun (plural ries) Date: 1779 1. an address or statement of farewell or leave taking 2 …
20valedictory — 1. adjective Of, or pertaining to, a valedictorian. 2. noun a) A speech given by a valedictorian at a graduation or commencement ceremony. b) A farewell or part …
