valediction
A speech made when leaving or parting companyA speech made when leaving or parting company.
» "Yours, etc." was once a common valediction.
Meaning
4 sensesA speech made when leaving or parting company.
Abschiedsrede
The act of parting company.
Abschied, Abschiednehmen, Verabschieden
the act of saying farewell
A word or phrase said upon leaving, such as "farewell" or "adieu".
Abschiedswort, Abschiedsworte
A word or phrase used to end a letter or message.
Grußformel, Schlussformel
Examples
2 sentences"Yours, etc." was once a common valediction.
His inauguration speech will be effectively a valediction to our hopes.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 4
Origin
First attested in 1614; borrowed from New Latin valedictiō, from valedīcō (“to bid farewelFirst attested in 1614; borrowed from New Latin valedictiō, from valedīcō (“to bid farewell”) + -tiō, from valē (“farewell, so long”) + dīcō (“to say”). By surface analysis, valedict + -ion.
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Forms
plural: valedictions| Singular | valediction |
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regular
Synonyms
6 synonyms- a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class):valedictory addressvaledictory orationvaledictory