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Valediction

//ˌvæl.əˈdɪk.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A speech made when leaving or parting company.
  2. 2
    the act of saying farewell wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of parting company.
  4. 4
    a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class) wordnet
  5. 5
    A word or phrase said upon leaving, such as "farewell" or "adieu".

    "Yes, the tide will surely turn, and meanwhile may one who is proud to call himself a partisan, invite whomever may feel disposed to bid the "T14s" adieux, to pause before giving them valediction and accord to them the respect that is assuredly their due."

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  1. 6
    A word or phrase used to end a letter or message.

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.

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