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valediction

va·le·dic·tion

UK/ˌvæl.əˈdɪk.ʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

a farewell oration delivered by the most outstanding member of a graduating class

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Origin

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.

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