| 单词 | valedictory |
| 释义 | valedictory (vælɪdɪktəri) Word forms: plural valedictories 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] 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. ...her valedictory aria, sung as she leaves her lover. Synonyms: farewell, leaving, parting, last More Synonyms of valedictory 2. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] A valedictory is a speech that is given by the student with the highest marks in their class at their graduation ceremony. [US] He listened to Howard give the valedictory address at high school graduation. valedictory in British English (ˌvælɪˈdɪktərɪ, -trɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ries 1. a farewell address or speech 2. US and Canadian a farewell speech delivered at a graduation ceremony, usually by the most outstanding graduate valedictory in American English (ˌvæləˈdɪktəri) adjective 1. said or done at parting, by way of farewell; uttered as a valediction nounWord forms: plural ˌvaleˈdictories US 2. a farewell speech, esp. one delivered at a graduation ceremony Word origin < L valedictus (see valediction) + -oryExamples of 'valedictory' in a sentence |
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