Associations to the word «Valediction»

Wiktionary

VALEDICTION, noun. A speech made when leaving or parting company.
VALEDICTION, noun. The act of parting company.
VALEDICTION, noun. A word or phrase (such as adieu or farewell) said upon leaving.
VALEDICTION, noun. A word or phrase used to end a letter or message.

Dictionary definition

VALEDICTION, noun. A farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class).
VALEDICTION, noun. The act of saying farewell.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.