Hypertext Webster Gateway: "valedictory"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Valedictory \Val`e*dic"to*ry\, a.
Bidding farewell; suitable or designed for an occasion of
leave-taking; as, a valedictory oration.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Valedictory \Val`e*dic"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Valedictories}.
A valedictory oration or address spoken at commencement in
American colleges or seminaries by one of the graduating
class, usually by the leading scholar.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
valedictory
adj 1: 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: of a speech expressing leave-taking; "a valedictory address"
[syn: {farewell(a)}]
n : a farewell oration delivered by the most outstanding member
of a graduating class [syn: {valediction}, {valedictory
address}]
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