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valediction

  (văl'ĭ-dĭk'shən) pronunciation
n.
  1. An act of bidding farewell; a leave-taking.
  2. A speech or statement made as a farewell.
  3. A word or phrase of farewell used to end a letter or message.

[From Latin valedictus, past participle of valedīcere, to say farewell : valē, farewell; see vale2 + dīcere, to say.]


 
 
Thesaurus: valediction

noun

    A separation of two or more people: adieu, farewell, good-bye, leave-taking, parting. See approach/retreat.

 
Antonyms: valediction

n

Definition: farewell
Antonyms: salutation, welcome


 
WordNet: valediction
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a farewell oration delivered by the most outstanding member of a graduating class
  Synonyms: valedictory address, valedictory

Meaning #2: the act of saying farewell


 
Translations: Translations for: Valediction

Dansk (Danish)
n. - farvel, afskedstagen, afskedshilsen

Nederlands (Dutch)
vaarwel, vaarwels-

Français (French)
n. - adieu, discours d'adieu

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abschied, Abschiedsgruß

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αποχαιρετισμός, αποχαιρετιστήρια προσφώνηση

Italiano (Italian)
commiato, addio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - despedida (f), discurso (m) de despedida

Русский (Russian)
прощание, прощальное слово

Español (Spanish)
n. - despedida, adiós

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avsked

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
告别, 临别赠言, 告别辞

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 告別, 臨別贈言, 告別辭

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 고별, 작별 인사, 고별사

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 告別

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) توديع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נאום-פרידה, אמירת-שלום‬


 
 

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