Adjective: valedictory ,va-li'dik-tu-ree
Usage: N. Amer
- Of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell
"a suitable valedictory gesture"; "a valedictory address"; "valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course"
- Of a speech expressing leave-taking
"a valedictory address"
Usage: N. Amer
- A farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
"The valedictorian's valedictory address moved many in the audience to tears";
- valediction, valedictory address, valedictory oration
Derived forms: valedictories
See also: exaugural
Type of: oratory
Encyclopedia: Valedictory