"valedictory" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌvælɪˈdɪktəɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌvælɪˈdɪktɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌvæləˈdɪktəɹi/ [General-American], /ˌvæləˈdɪktɹi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-valedictory.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Latin valedictum + English -ory (suffix forming nouns meaning ‘that which pertains to’, or adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). Valedictum is the accusative supine of valedīcō (“to bid farewell; to give a valediction”), from valē (“farewell, goodbye”) (the imperative of valeō (“to be healthy or well; to be strong; to have influence or power”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“powerful, strong; to rule”)) + dīcō (“to say, speak”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”)). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|*deyḱ-|id=rule}}, {{der|en|la|valedictum}} Latin valedictum, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{m|en|-ory|pos=suffix forming nouns meaning ‘that which pertains to’, or adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’}} -ory (suffix forming nouns meaning ‘that which pertains to’, or adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’), {{m|la||Valedictum}} Valedictum, {{glossary|accusative}} accusative, {{glossary|supine}} supine, {{m|la|valedīcō|t=to bid farewell; to give a valediction}} valedīcō (“to bid farewell; to give a valediction”), {{m|la|valē|t=farewell, goodbye}} valē (“farewell, goodbye”), {{glossary|imperative}} imperative, {{m|la|valeō|t=to be healthy or well; to be strong; to have influence or power}} valeō (“to be healthy or well; to be strong; to have influence or power”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|t=powerful, strong; to rule}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“powerful, strong; to rule”), {{m|la|dīcō|t=to say, speak}} dīcō (“to say, speak”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*deyḱ-|t=to point out}} Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} valedictory (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to a valediction (“an act of parting company; a speech made when parting company”); designed for or suitable to an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: apopemptic [formal, rare] Translations (of or pertaining to a valediction; designed for or suitable to an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company): развіта́льны (razvitálʹny) (Belarusian), прощален (proštalen) (Bulgarian), fágála (Irish), scoir (Irish), pożegnalny (Polish), проща́льный (proščálʹnyj) (Russian), проща́льний (proščálʹnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-valedictory-en-adj-i9WC0kN~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 16 31 16 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 24 20 26 30 Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to a valediction; designed for or suitable to an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company': 92 8
  2. (Canada, US) Of or pertaining to a valedictorian (“the individual in a graduating class who delivers the farewell address, often the person who graduates with the highest grades”). Tags: Canada, US, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-valedictory-en-adj-K~NGmpzb Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 16 31 16 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 24 20 26 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: valedictorily Related terms: valedict, valediction, valedictorian, salutatory

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌvælɪˈdɪktəɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌvælɪˈdɪktɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌvæləˈdɪktəɹi/ [General-American], /ˌvæləˈdɪktɹi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-valedictory.wav [Southern-England] Forms: valedictories [plural]
Etymology: From Latin valedictum + English -ory (suffix forming nouns meaning ‘that which pertains to’, or adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). Valedictum is the accusative supine of valedīcō (“to bid farewell; to give a valediction”), from valē (“farewell, goodbye”) (the imperative of valeō (“to be healthy or well; to be strong; to have influence or power”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“powerful, strong; to rule”)) + dīcō (“to say, speak”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”)). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|*deyḱ-|id=rule}}, {{der|en|la|valedictum}} Latin valedictum, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{m|en|-ory|pos=suffix forming nouns meaning ‘that which pertains to’, or adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’}} -ory (suffix forming nouns meaning ‘that which pertains to’, or adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’), {{m|la||Valedictum}} Valedictum, {{glossary|accusative}} accusative, {{glossary|supine}} supine, {{m|la|valedīcō|t=to bid farewell; to give a valediction}} valedīcō (“to bid farewell; to give a valediction”), {{m|la|valē|t=farewell, goodbye}} valē (“farewell, goodbye”), {{glossary|imperative}} imperative, {{m|la|valeō|t=to be healthy or well; to be strong; to have influence or power}} valeō (“to be healthy or well; to be strong; to have influence or power”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|t=powerful, strong; to rule}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“powerful, strong; to rule”), {{m|la|dīcō|t=to say, speak}} dīcō (“to say, speak”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*deyḱ-|t=to point out}} Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} valedictory (plural valedictories)
  1. An address given on an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company. Translations (address given on an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company): jäähyväispuhe (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-valedictory-en-noun-7DHbuGa2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 16 31 16 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 24 20 26 30 Disambiguation of 'address given on an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company': 78 22
  2. (specifically, Canada, US) A speech given by a valedictorian at a commencement or graduation ceremony. Tags: Canada, US, specifically
    Sense id: en-valedictory-en-noun-tXwuwVIG Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ory Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 16 31 16 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 24 20 26 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ory: 18 21 24 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: salutatory

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Barcelona have had a habit of collapsing like a poorly constructed millefeuille in away legs over the past four years. But still, as Jordan Henderson hurled himself about in midfield like a labrador puppy chasing flies, as [Sadio] Mané pressed with sniping menace on the left, there was something valedictory in the air.",
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  "related": [
    {
      "word": "salutatory"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2020 March 13, Katherine Butler, “How will we report on the EU now that the UK is out?”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-04-16",
          "text": "[Jean-Claude] Juncker gave an emotional valedictory. When he stopped speaking, an Italian journalist stood up. \"History will judge you, Mr Juncker,\" the journalist said solemnly, \"but we will never forget you\" before urging a round of applause for the Luxembourger's \"30 years as a true European\".",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An address given on an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "address",
          "address#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "given",
          "give#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "occasion",
          "occasion#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "bidding",
          "bid#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "farewell",
          "farewell#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "parting",
          "part#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "company",
          "company"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "Canadian English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A speech given by a valedictorian at a commencement or graduation ceremony."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "valedictorian",
          "valedictorian"
        ],
        [
          "commencement",
          "commencement"
        ],
        [
          "graduation",
          "graduation"
        ],
        [
          "ceremony",
          "ceremony"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(specifically, Canada, US) A speech given by a valedictorian at a commencement or graduation ceremony."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US",
        "specifically"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌvælɪˈdɪktəɹi/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌvælɪˈdɪktɹi/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌvæləˈdɪktəɹi/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌvæləˈdɪktɹi/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-valedictory.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5a/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-I_learned_some_phrases-valedictory.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-I_learned_some_phrases-valedictory.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5a/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-I_learned_some_phrases-valedictory.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-I_learned_some_phrases-valedictory.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "address given on an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company",
      "word": "jäähyväispuhe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "valedictory"
}

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