valediction
Meaning
Noun
- A speech made when leaving or parting company.
- The act of parting company.
- A word or phrase (such as adieu or farewell) said upon leaving.
- A word or phrase used to end a letter or message.
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Origin
- 1614. Borrowed from Latin valedīcere, present active infinitive of valedīcō, from valē, imperative of valeō, + dīcō.
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