noun
Meaning 1
A speech made when leaving or parting company.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
valediction
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˌvæl.əˈdɪk.ʃən/
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rhymes with -ɪkʃən
noun
Meaning 2
The act of parting company.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: leave-taking
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A word or phrase said upon leaving, such as "farewell" or "adieu".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A word or phrase used to end a letter or message.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: complimentary close, complimentary closing
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
the act of saying farewell
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: farewell, leave, leave-taking, parting
noun
Meaning 6
a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: valedictory address, valedictory oration, valedictory
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: oratory
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: прощална реч (proštalna reč) — speech
- Faroese: skilnaðarrøða — speech
- Finnish: jäähyväispuhe — speech
- Finnish: jäähyväissanat — speech
- French: discours d'adieu — speech
- Georgian: გამომშვიდობება (gamomšvidobeba) — speech
- Georgian: დამშვიდობება (damšvidobeba) — speech
- German: Abschiedsrede — speech
- Italian: commiato — speech
- Polish: mowa pożegnalna — speech
- Romanian: discurs de adio — speech
- Romanian: discurs de rămas bun — speech
- Spanish: alocución de despedida — speech
- Swedish: avskedstal — speech
- Bulgarian: сбогуване (sboguvane) — act
- Catalan: comiat — act
- Catalan: despedida — act
- Finnish: jäähyväiset — act
- French: adieux — act
- Georgian: გამომშვიდობება (gamomšvidobeba) — act
- Georgian: გამოთხოვება (gamotxoveba) — act
- Georgian: დამშვიდობება (damšvidobeba) — act
- German: Abschied — act
- German: Abschiednehmen — act
- German: Verabschieden — act
- Italian: commiato — act
- Lithuanian: commiato — act
- Polish: pożegnanie — act
- Romanian: despărțire — act
- Romanian: rămas bun — act
- Spanish: despedida — act
- Swedish: avslutning — act
- Swedish: avsked — act
- Finnish: hyvästelysana — word or phrase upon leaving
- French: adieu — word or phrase upon leaving
- French: salut — word or phrase upon leaving
- French: à la prochaine — word or phrase upon leaving
- French: chao — word or phrase upon leaving
- Georgian: გამომშვიდობება (gamomšvidobeba) — word or phrase upon leaving
- Georgian: გამოსამშვიდებელი სიტყვა (gamosamšvidebeli siṭq̇va) — word or phrase upon leaving
- German: Abschiedswort — word or phrase upon leaving
- German: Abschiedsworte — word or phrase upon leaving
- Italian: addio — word or phrase upon leaving
- Polish: słowo pożegnania — word or phrase upon leaving
- Romanian: adio — word or phrase upon leaving
- Romanian: rămas bun — word or phrase upon leaving
- Spanish: adiós — word or phrase upon leaving
- Spanish: hasta luego — word or phrase upon leaving
- Spanish: chau — word or phrase upon leaving
- Spanish: hasta la vista — word or phrase upon leaving
- Swedish: avskedsfras — word or phrase upon leaving
- Swedish: adjö — word or phrase upon leaving
- Dutch: afsluiting — word or phrase to end a letter or message
- Finnish: lopputoivotus — word or phrase to end a letter or message
- French: salutation — word or phrase to end a letter or message
- Georgian: გამოსამშვიდებელი სიტყვა (gamosamšvidebeli siṭq̇va) — word or phrase to end a letter or message
- Georgian: გამომშვიდობება (gamomšvidobeba) — word or phrase to end a letter or message
- German: Grußformel — word or phrase to end a letter or message
- German: Schlussformel — word or phrase to end a letter or message
- Italian: chiusura — word or phrase to end a letter or message
- Polish: pozdrowienie — word or phrase to end a letter or message
- Romanian: formulă de încheiere — word or phrase to end a letter or message
- Spanish: despedida — word or phrase to end a letter or message
- Spanish: antefirma — word or phrase to end a letter or message
- Spanish: fórmula de cortesía — word or phrase to end a letter or message
- Swedish: sluthälsning — word or phrase to end a letter or message
- Swedish: hälsningsfras — word or phrase to end a letter or message