"valedictory" in the noun sense
1. valediction, valedictory address, valedictory oration, valedictory
a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
"valedictory" in the adjective sense
1. valedictory
of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell
"a valedictory address"
"valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course"
"a suitable valedictory gesture"
2. valedictory
of a speech expressing leave-taking
"a valedictory address"
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