valedictory
An address given on an occasion of bidding farewell or parting companyAn address given on an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company.
» The wistful and yearning "Franz Schubert" segues into the valedictory "Endless Endless", the closing track on Kraftwerk's Trans-Europe Express album.
Das wehmütige und sehnsuchtsvolle „Franz Schubert“ geht über in das abschiednehmende „Endlos, Endlos“, das Schlußstück auf dem Kraftwerk-Album „Trans-Europa-Expreß“.
Meaning
2 sensesAn address given on an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company.
(Canada, US, specifically)A speech given by a valedictorian at a commencement or graduation ceremony.
- a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
Examples
1 sentencesThe wistful and yearning "Franz Schubert" segues into the valedictory "Endless Endless", the closing track on Kraftwerk's Trans-Europe Express album.
deDas wehmütige und sehnsuchtsvolle „Franz Schubert“ geht über in das abschiednehmende „Endlos, Endlos“, das Schlußstück auf dem Kraftwerk-Album „Trans-Europa-Expreß“. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Latin valedictum + English -ory (suffix forming nouns meaning ‘that which pertains toFrom Latin valedictum + English -ory (suffix forming nouns meaning ‘that which pertains to’, or adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). Valedictum is the accusative supine of valedīcō (“to bid farewell; to give a valediction”), from valē (“farewell, goodbye”) (the imperative of valeō (“to be healthy or well; to be strong; to have influence or power”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“powerful, strong; to rule”)) + dīcō (“to say, speak”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”)). By surface analysis, valedict + -ory.
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Forms
plural: valedictories| Singular | valedictory |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class):valedictionvaledictory addressvaledictory oration