VALEDICTORY


Meaning of VALEDICTORY in English

/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 commencement exercises of a college or school on behalf of the graduating class.

4. any farewell address or oration.

[ 1645-55; valedict ( us ) (see VALEDICTION) + -ORY 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .