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1. WordNet® 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]

2. 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]

3. 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]

Thesaurus Results for Valedictory:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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