VALEDICTORY

a. n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Bidding farewell; suitable or designed for an occasion of leave-taking; as, a valedictory oration.

2.
n.

A valedictory oration or address spoken at commencement in American colleges or seminaries by one of the graduating class, usually by the leading scholar.


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