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valedictory adj

Of or pertaining to a valediction (“an act of parting company; a speech made when parting company”); designed for or suitable to an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company. (Canada, US) Of or pertaining to a valedictorian (“the individual in a graduating class who delivers the farewell address, often the person who graduates with the highest grades”). valedictory n An address given on an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company. (specifically, Canada, US) A speech given by a valedictorian at a commencement or graduation ceremony.

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