Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A closing or farewell statement or address, especially one delivered at graduation exercises.
- adjective Of, relating to, or expressing a valedictory.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Bidding farewell; pertaining or relating to a leave-taking or bidding adieu; farewell: as, a valedictory speech.
- noun pl. valedictories (-riz). A farewell oration or address (sometimes in Latin), spoken at graduation in American colleges and other institutions by one of the graduating class, usually by the one who has the highest rank. Compare
valedictorian .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Bidding farewell; suitable or designed for an occasion of leave-taking.
- noun 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 Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, or pertaining to, a
valedictorian . - noun A
speech given by avaledictorian at agraduation orcommencement ceremony. - noun A farewell or parting address.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
- adjective of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell
- adjective of a speech expressing leave-taking
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Examples
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In what he described as a valedictory address - he steps down as South African president next year - Mandela said OAU states had to build on the decisions they had taken about an African economic community, as well as the regional economic units they had formed on the continent.
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He was there to give what he called his valedictory address, hosted by GWU's Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication.
Marc Lynch 2009
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The president’s valedictory is also likely to differ significantly from the final address of his predecessor, Bill Clinton, who in 2001 celebrated the economic successes of his administration.
Bush to Deliver Farewell Address on Thursday - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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The president’s valedictory is also likely to differ significantly from the final address of his predecessor, Bill Clinton, who in 2001 celebrated the economic successes of his administration.
Bush to Deliver Farewell Address on Thursday - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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This valedictory was a prophetic note in the line of her future expression: for it gave a graphic illustration of the art of teaching geography, to the consideration of which she had been led by Miss Crocker's logical, suggestive, and masterly presentation of the subject in the school course.
The Seven Little Sisters Who Live on the Round Ball That Floats in the Air 1888
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She was haranguing her warriors in an animated manner, and delivering what, in civilized life, would be called her valedictory address.
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George Washington, pilloried by the opposition, could not wait to leave the presidency, drafting a "valedictory" near the end of his first term and very begrudgingly putting it in the drawer until the end of his second.
Terry Newell: Presidents and Polls: The Only Way Seems Down 2010
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We'll have a "valedictory" session for the Speaker after PMQs.
PMQs live blog 2009
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This is what you'll really see in the 'valedictory' speech.
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We'll have a "valedictory" session for the Speaker after PMQs.
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