valediction

WOTD - 2 February 2011    

English

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Etymology

1614. From Latin valedīcere, present active infinitive of valedīcō (“bid farewell”), from valē, imperative of valeō (“I am well”), + dīcō (“say”).

Noun

valediction (plural valedictions)

1. A speech made when leaving or parting company.
2. The act of parting company.
3. A word or phrase (such as adieu or farewell) said upon leaving.
4. A word or phrase used to end a letter or message.

Related terms

• Vale
• valedictory
• valedictorian
• valiant
• diction

Translations

speech

Finnish: jäähyväispuhe (fi), jäähyväissanat (fi) pl. French: discours d'adieu (fr)

Italian: commiato (it) m. Romanian: discurs de adio (ro), discurs de rămas bun (ro) Spanish: alocución de despedida (es)

act

Catalan: comiat (ca) m., despedida (ca) f. Finnish: jäähyväiset (fi) pl. French: adieux (fr)

Italian: commiato (it) m. Lithuanian: commiato (lt) m. Romanian: despărțire (ro) f., rămas bun (ro) Spanish: despedida (es)

word or phrase upon leaving

Finnish: hyvästelysana (fi) French: adieu (fr), salut (fr), à la prochaine (fr), chao (fr)

Italian: addio (it) Romanian: adio (ro), rămas bun (ro) Spanish: adiós (es), hasta luego (es), chau (es), hasta la vista (es)

word or phrase to end a message

Finnish:, lopputoivotus (fi) French: formule de politesse (fr)

Romanian: formulă de încheiere (ro) Spanish: , antefirma (es), fórmula de cortesía (es)

See also

• salutation