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Antonyms for valedictories
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : val-i-dik-tuh-ree |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌvæl ɪˈdɪk tə ri |
Definition of valedictories
Origin :- 1650s, from Latin valedictum (past participle of valedicere; see valediction) + -ory. Valedictory address is recorded from 1779.
- As in speech : noun formal talk to audience
- As in prelection : noun speech
- Valedictories were quickly said; but there was little Peter with his silken cheeks, the brightest little fellow I have ever known.
- Extract from : « The Great White Tribe in Filipinia » by Paul T. Gilbert
Synonyms for valedictories
- address
- allocution
- appeal
- bombast
- chalk talk
- commentary
- debate
- declamation
- diatribe
- discourse
- disquisition
- dissertation
- eulogy
- exhortation
- harangue
- homily
- invocation
- keynote
- lecture
- opus
- oration
- oratory
- panegyric
- paper
- parlance
- parley
- pep talk
- pitch
- prelection
- recitation
- rhetoric
- salutation
- sermon
- spiel
- stump
- talk
- tirade
- valedictory
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