"salutatory" meaning in English

See salutatory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sə.ˈluː.tə.ˌtɔːɹ.iː/ [US], /sə.ˈljuː.tə.ˌtɜːɹ.iː/ [UK], /sə.ˈljuː.tə.ˌtɹiː/ [UK] Forms: more salutatory [comparative], most salutatory [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːtətɔːɹi, -uːtətɜːɹi, -uːtətɹiː Etymology: Latin salūtātōrius Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|salūtātōrius}} Latin salūtātōrius Head templates: {{en-adj}} salutatory (comparative more salutatory, superlative most salutatory)
  1. Characteristic of or relating to a salutation or greeting.
    Sense id: en-salutatory-en-adj-tVqEkEyY

Noun

IPA: /sə.ˈluː.tə.ˌtɔːɹ.iː/ [US], /sə.ˈljuː.tə.ˌtɜːɹ.iː/ [UK], /sə.ˈljuː.tə.ˌtɹiː/ [UK] Forms: salutatories [plural]
Rhymes: -uːtətɔːɹi, -uːtətɜːɹi, -uːtətɹiː Etymology: Latin salūtātōrius Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|salūtātōrius}} Latin salūtātōrius Head templates: {{en-noun}} salutatory (plural salutatories)
  1. (chiefly US) A greeting; an address, speech or article of greeting; the first editorial by the new editor of a newspaper or periodical; an introduction or preface. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-salutatory-en-noun-en:address Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 71 16
  2. (obsolete) A place for saluting or greeting. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: vestibule, porch
    Sense id: en-salutatory-en-noun-8Tx2MlPS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: salutatorian, salutatory address Related terms: valedictory

Inflected forms

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