"salutatorian" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /səˌljuː.təˈtɔːɹ.iː.ən/, /səˌluː.təˈtɔːɹ.iː.ən/ [US], /səˌljuː.təˈtɔːɹ.iː.ən/ [UK] Forms: salutatorians [plural]
enPR: sə-lyo͞o'-tə-tŏrʹ-ē-ən Rhymes: -ɔːɹiən Etymology: From salutatory + -ian. Etymology templates: {{af|en|salutatory|-ian}} salutatory + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} salutatorian (plural salutatorians)
  1. (US, education) The person who graduates high school with the second-highest GPA and thus gets to give the salutatory address during the graduation ceremony. Tags: US Categories (topical): Education, People Translations (The person with the second highest GPA): втори по успех (vtori po uspeh) (Bulgarian), pangalawang dangal (Tagalog)

Inflected forms

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