valediction
1. a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class) • Syn: valedictory address, valedictory oration, valedictory • Derivationally related forms: valedictory (for: valedictory) • Hypernyms: oratory 2. the act of saying farewell • Hypernyms: farewell, leave, leave-taking, parting
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