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valediction definition

val·e·dic·tion (val′ə dik′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of bidding or saying farewell
  2. something said in parting; farewell utterance

Etymology: < L valedictus, pp. of valedicere, to say farewell < vale, farewell (imper. of valere, to be well: see value) + dicere, to say: see diction

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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