valediction

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
  2. noun the act of saying farewell

Etymology

First attested in 1614; borrowed from New Latin valedictiō, from valedīcō (“to bid farewell”) + -tiō, from valē (“farewell, so long”) + dīcō (“to say”). By surface analysis, valedict + -ion.

In classic literature

Synonyms

valedictory address, valedictory oration, valedictory

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