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Valediction - English meaning

Valediction – definitions in English dictionary

noun

The action of saying farewell.

Usage examples:

He lifted his hand and spread his palm in valediction

Synonims:

FarewellGoodbyeAdieuLeave-takingPartingSend-offVale

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告别

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Afscheid, Afscheidsgroet

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Adieu, Discours d'adieu

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Abschied, Abschiednehmen, Abschiedsworte, Abschiedsrede, Entlassungsrede

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बिदाई, विदा, बिदाई का वचन, विदा का वचन, स्र्ख़सत, आर्शीवाद, शुभाशीष

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Commiato, Discorso di commiato

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고별, 고별사

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Прощание, Прощальная речь, Прощальные пожелания

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Despedida, Dicho adiós

Word origin

mid 17th century: based on Latin vale ‘goodbye’ + dicere ‘to say’, on the pattern of benediction .

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Valediction – similar words

valedictions

noun

The action of saying farewell.

Usage examples:

He lifted his hand and spread his palm in valediction
noun

The act of saying goodbye, especially formally, or a formal speech in which someone says goodbye

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Valediction synonims

adieu

əˈdjuː

exclamation

Goodbye.

Usage examples:

I shall return presently with trans-tasman tales of fun, frolics and fermented beverages… adieu!
noun

A goodbye.

Usage examples:

He whispered a fond adieu
exclamation

Goodbye

Usage examples:

Bid someone adieu she bade (= said to) him adieu and left.
Adieu - all meanings in English

farewell

ˌfeəˈwel

exclamation

Used to express good wishes on parting.

Usage examples:

Farewell albert!
noun

An act of parting or of marking someone's departure.

Usage examples:

The dinner had been arranged as a farewell
verb

Mark the departure or retirement of (someone) with a ceremony or party.

Usage examples:

I farewelled my scandinavian companions, and departed on a kodiak boat with the americans judy, han…
Farewell - all meanings in English

goodbye

exclamation

Used to express good wishes when parting or at the end of a conversation.

Usage examples:

Papa remained stoic for the most part, but sounded rather choked when he wished me goodbye.
noun

An instance of saying ‘goodbye’; a parting.

Usage examples:

We said our goodbyes and set off
exclamation

Said when you are going away from someone else, or the act of saying this when you are going away

Usage examples:

[ u ] goodbye, roberto, and thanks again for a great dinner., [ u ] don’t go without saying goodbye…
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parting

noun

The action of leaving or being separated from someone.

Usage examples:

They exchanged a few words on parting
verb

(of two things) move away from each other.

Usage examples:

His lips parted in a smile
noun

The act of leaving or of moving apart

Usage examples:

[ c ] it was a sad parting, because we knew it was the last time we would see each other., she gave…
Parting - all meanings in English

send-off

idiom

Send away towards a designated goal

phrasal verb

Instruct someone to go.

Usage examples:

She sent him off to a lecturing engagement
phrasal verb

Dispatch something by post.

Usage examples:

Please take a moment or two to send off a cheque to a good cause
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vale

noun

A valley (used in place names or as a poetic term).

Usage examples:

The vale of glamorgan
exclamation

Farewell.

Usage examples:

He was a very gentle man. vale!
noun

A written or spoken farewell.

Usage examples:

And a warm vale to the cardinal, who died on sunday.
Vale - all meanings in English

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