Look up: valediction

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   valediction
   [n] - a farewell oration delivered by the most outstanding member of a graduating class 2. [n] - the act of saying farewell
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   Valediction
   Val`e·dic'tion noun [ Latin , valedicere , valedictum , to say farewell; vale farewell (imperative of valere to be strong or well) + dicere to say. See Valiant , Diction .] A farewell; a bidding farewell. Donne.
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   valediction
   valedictory address noun a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
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   valediction
   noun the act of saying farewell
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   Valediction
   A `valediction`, according to Merriam-Webster's, is `an act of bidding farewell.` It is any word or words used to say goodbye. The word comes from the Latin `vale`, meaning `fare you well`, and `dictio`, roughly meaning `saying` or `something said`. Often, `valediction` is used in English to refer to a complimentary closing, which is a courteous formula used to end a letter. This is normally a phrase which concludes by formulaically expressing ...
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   Valediction
   • (n.) A farewell; a bidding farewell.
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   valediction
   valediction 1. The act of saying goodbye or an instance of leave taking. 2. The action of bidding or saying farewell (to a person, etc.); an instance of this; a farewell or leave-taking. 3. An utterance, discourse, etc., made at (or by way of) leave-taking or bidding farewell; especially, at a high-school commencement.
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