noun
definition
A speech given by a valedictorian at a graduation or commencement ceremony.
definition
A farewell or parting address.
adjective
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Of, or pertaining to, a valedictorian.
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Bidding farewell; suitable or designed for an occasion of leave-taking.
example
a valedictory oration
Examples of valedictory in a Sentence
At graduation he delivered the valedictory address for his class.
His valedictory thesis at the Ecole des Chartes, Serie chronologique des gardiens et seigneurs des Iles Normandes (1876), was a definitive work and but slightly affected by later research.
At the Ecole des Chartes, where his career was remarkably brilliant, his valedictory thesis was an Essai sur les revenus publics en Normandie au XII' siècle (1849), and it was to the history of his native province that he devoted his early works.
I looked at the valedictory speeches of Heads of two or three other schools and worried they seemed lengthy.
Professor Sir Geoffrey Lloyd will deliver a valedictory lecture, entitled Is there a future for ancient science?
With Judas gone, Jesus turned to the eleven remaining disciples and gave them a valedictory address, a farewell speech.
In his valedictory statement, Davies points out that no one at the Beeb has set out to mislead.
A valedictory tour to the mystical Blue Lagoon with its turquoise blue waters set in black lava rocks.
At the Ecole des Chartes, where his career was remarkably brilliant, his valedictory thesis was an Essai sur les revenus publics en Normandie au XII' siècle (1849), and it was to the history of his native province that he devoted his early works.