valediction
11valediction — val|e|dic|tion [ˌvælıˈdıkʃən] n [U and C] formal the act of saying goodbye, especially in a formal speech …
12valediction — val|e|dic|tion [ ,vælə dıkʃən ] noun FORMAL uncount the act of saying goodbye a. count a statement or speech in which someone says goodbye …
13valediction — val·e·dic·tion || ‚vælɪ dɪkʃn n. farewell speech …
14valediction — [ˌvalɪ dɪkʃ(ə)n] noun the action of saying farewell. ↘a farewell. Origin C17: based on L. vale goodbye + dicere to say , on the pattern of benediction …
15valediction — n. Farewell, adieu, leave taking …
16valediction — noun (C, U) formal the act of saying goodbye, especially in a formal speech …
17valediction — val·e·dic·tion …
18valediction — val•e•dic•tion [[t]ˌvæl ɪˈdɪk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) an act of bidding farewell or taking leave 2) an utterance made in bidding farewell or taking leave; valedictory • Etymology: 1605–15; < L valedictiō=valedic , var. s. of valedīcere to bid farewell… …
19valediction — /væləˈdɪkʃən / (say valuh dikshuhn) noun 1. a bidding farewell; a leave taking. 2. an utterance, speech, etc., made at the time of or by way of leave taking. {Latin valedictus, past participle, bidden goodbye + ion} …
20valediction — n. 1 the act or an instance of bidding farewell. 2 the words used in this. Etymology: L valedicere valedict (as VALE(2), dicere say), after benediction …