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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class);
[syn: valediction, valedictory address, valedictory oration, valedictory]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell;
- Example: "a valedictory address"
- Example: "valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course"
- Example: "a suitable valedictory gesture"

2. of a speech expressing leave-taking;
- Example: "a valedictory address"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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 v.0.48:

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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

valedictory
    adj 1: of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell;
           "a valedictory address"; "valedictory praise for his
           uniformly manly course"; "a suitable valedictory gesture"
    2: of a speech expressing leave-taking; "a valedictory address"
    n 1: a farewell oration (especially one delivered during
         graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a
         graduating class) [syn: valediction, valedictory
         address, valedictory oration, valedictory]