Valedictory Definition

vălĭ-dĭktə-rē
valedictories
noun
A farewell speech, esp. one delivered at a graduation ceremony.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • valedictory-address
  • valedictory oration
  • valediction
adjective
Of, relating to, or expressing a valedictory.
American Heritage
Said or done at parting, by way of farewell; uttered as a valediction.
Webster's New World

Of, or pertaining to, a valedictorian.

Wiktionary
Bidding farewell; suitable or designed for an occasion of leave-taking.
A valedictory oration.
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Other Word Forms of Valedictory

Noun

Singular:
valedictory
Plural:
valedictories

Valedictory Sentence Examples

  • At graduation he delivered the valedictory address for his class.

  • His valedictory thesis at the Ecole des Chartes, Serie chronologique des gardiens et seigneurs des Iles Normandes (1876), was a definitive work and but slightly affected by later research.

  • At the Ecole des Chartes, where his career was remarkably brilliant, his valedictory thesis was an Essai sur les revenus publics en Normandie au XII' siècle (1849), and it was to the history of his native province that he devoted his early works.

  • I looked at the valedictory speeches of Heads of two or three other schools and worried they seemed lengthy.

  • Professor Sir Geoffrey Lloyd will deliver a valedictory lecture, entitled Is there a future for ancient science?

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