valedictory

val·e·dic·to·ry

V0009200 (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.

valedictory

(ˌvælɪˈdɪktərɪ; -trɪ) n, pl -ries1. a farewell address or speech2. (Education) US and Canadian a farewell speech delivered at a graduation ceremony, usually by the most outstanding graduate

val•e•dic•to•ry

(ˌvæl ɪˈdɪk tə ri)

adj., n., pl. -ries. adj. 1. bidding good-bye; saying farewell: a valedictory speech. 2. of or pertaining to an occasion of leave-taking: a valedictory ceremony. n. 3. an address delivered at commencement exercises on behalf of the graduating class. 4. any farewell oration. [1645–55]

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Noun	1.	valedictory - a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)valediction, valedictory address, valedictory orationoratory - addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous); "he loved the sound of his own oratory"
Adj.	1.	valedictory - of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell; "a valedictory address"; "valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course"; "a suitable valedictory gesture"
	2.	valedictory - of a speech expressing leave-taking; "a valedictory address"exaugural - occurring at or marking the close of a term of office; "an exaugural message"

valedictory

adjective farewell, leaving, parting, last, final, going away, departing making his valedictory address after two years as chairman

valedictory

adjectiveOf, done, given, or said on departing:departing, farewell, good-bye, parting.

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