noun
- A farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class.
- synonyms: valediction, valedictory address, valedictory oration
adjective
- Of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell.
- usage: "a valedictory address"; "valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course"; "a suitable valedictory gesture"
- Of a speech expressing leave-taking.
- usage: "a valedictory address"
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