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Valedictory — Val e*dic to*ry, a. Bidding farewell; suitable or designed for an occasion of leave taking; as, a valedictory oration. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
valedictory address — noun a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class) • Syn: ↑valediction, ↑valedictory oration, ↑valedictory • Derivationally related forms: ↑valedictory (for: ↑valedictory) … Useful english dictionary
valedictory — /val i dik teuh ree/, adj., n., pl. valedictories. 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 or oration delivered at the… … Universalium
oration — Synonyms and related words: address, after dinner speech, allocution, chalk talk, debate, declamation, declaration, diatribe, discourse, eulogy, exhortation, filibuster, forensic, forensic address, formal speech, funeral oration, harangue, homily … Moby Thesaurus
valedictory — Synonyms and related words: Godspeed, address, adieu, after dinner speech, allocution, aloha, chalk talk, conge, debate, declamation, departing, diatribe, doch an dorrach, eulogy, exhortation, farewell, filibuster, final, forensic, forensic… … Moby Thesaurus
valedictory — /væləˈdɪktəri/ (say valuh diktuhree) adjective 1. bidding farewell; farewell. 2. of or relating to an occasion of leave taking. –noun 3. a valedictory address or oration. 4. US (in colleges and schools) the oration delivered by the valedictorian …
valedictory — val•e•dic•to•ry [[t]ˌvæl ɪˈdɪk tə ri[/t]] adj. n. pl. ries 1) bidding good bye; saying farewell: a valedictory speech[/ex] 2) of or pertaining to an occasion of leave taking: a valedictory ceremony[/ex] 3) edu an address delivered at commencement … From formal English to slang
oration — noun an oration given in memory of McKinley Syn: speech, address, lecture, talk, homily, sermon, discourse, declamation, valedictory, salutatory; informal spiel; rare allocution … Thesaurus of popular words
oration — n formal speech, allocution, address, valedictory, lecture, prelection; recitation, monologue, soliloquy, apostrophe; sermon, preachment, homily, eulogy, panegyric; declamation, discourse, disquisition, dissertation, treatise; tirade, harangue,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
