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valedictorian definition

val·e·dic·to·rian (val′ə dik tôrē ən)

noun

in schools and colleges, the student, usually the one highest in scholastic rank in the graduating class, who delivers the valedictory

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