"Yours, etc." was once a common valediction.
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Valediction
//ˌvæl.əˈdɪk.ʃən//
Synonyms for "valediction" (40 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (20)
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12 entriesTranslations
63 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- прощална реч noun (speech)
- сбогуване noun (act)
Catalan
2 entries- comiat noun (act)
- despedida noun (act)
Dutch
1 entries- afsluiting noun (word or phrase to end a letter or message)
Faroese
1 entries- skilnaðarrøða noun (speech)
Finnish
4 entries- hyvästelysana noun (word or phrase upon leaving)
- jäähyväiset noun (act)
- jäähyväispuhe noun (speech)
- jäähyväissanat noun (speech)
French
4 entries- adieu noun (word or phrase upon leaving)
- adieux noun (act)
- chao noun (word or phrase upon leaving)
- discours d'adieu noun (speech)
Georgian
4 entries- გამოთხოვება noun (act)
- გამომშვიდობება noun (speech)
- გამომშვიდობება noun (act)
- გამომშვიდობება noun (word or phrase upon leaving)
German
4 entries- Abschied noun (act)
- Abschiednehmen noun (act)
- Abschiedsrede noun (speech)
- Abschiedswort noun (word or phrase upon leaving)
Italian
4 entries- addio noun (word or phrase upon leaving)
- chiusura noun (word or phrase to end a letter or message)
- commiato noun (speech)
- commiato noun (act)
Lithuanian
1 entries- commiato noun (act)
Romanian
4 entries- adio noun (word or phrase upon leaving)
- despărțire noun (act)
- discurs de adio noun (speech)
- discurs de rămas bun noun (speech)
Spanish
4 entries- adiós noun (word or phrase upon leaving)
- alocución de despedida noun (speech)
- antefirma noun (word or phrase to end a letter or message)
- chau noun (word or phrase upon leaving)
Swedish
4 entries- adjö noun (word or phrase upon leaving)
- avsked noun (act)
- avskedsfras noun (word or phrase upon leaving)
- avskedstal noun (speech)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
His inauguration speech will be effectively a valediction to our hopes.
Source: tatoeba (8965547)
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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