Synonyms for valedictory
- noun
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
An address given on an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company.
- adj. 1
Of or pertaining to a valediction (“an act of parting company; a speech made when parting company”); designed for or suitable to an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company.
Related words
- Word family
- valedictorian valediction
Forms
- Plural
- valedictories → farewells, valedictions…
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A valedictory is a public farewell to a company or assembly.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- farewell We held a farewell party in honor of Dr. Kawamura.
- valediction "Yours, etc." was once a common valediction.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| valedictory | steady | |
| farewell | rising | |
| valediction | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- farewell2
- 10 letters
- apopemptic
- 11 letters
- valediction
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (farewell2 = 2 syllables).