valedictory
pronunciation
How to pronounce valedictory in British English:
UK [ˌvælɪˈdɪktəri]
How to pronounce valedictory in American English:
US [ˌvælɪˈdɪktəri]
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- Noun:
- a farewell oration delivered by the most outstanding member of a graduating class
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell
- of a speech expressing leave-taking
Word Origin
- valedictory (adj.)
- 1650s, "pertaining or relating to leave-taking," from Latin valedictum (past participle of valedicere; see valediction) + -ory. As a noun meaning "valedictory address" from 1779.
Example
- 1. A snag is lifting a valedictory , pale hand ;
- 2. I wished I known how to say the valedictory to you .
- 3. The former defence secretary robert gates set out washington 's frustrations in his valedictory speech to nato allies in brussels .
- 4. This valedictory dispatch was written as he retired from the foreign service a few weeks ago .
- 5. In this valedictory to the german nation and to the world which was also meant to be a last , conclusive appeal to history , adolf hitler dredged up all the empty claptrap of mein kampf and added his final falsehoods .