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Meaning of "valediction" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VALEDICTION

From Latin valedīcere, from valē farewell + dīcere to say.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VALEDICTION

valediction  [ˌvælɪˈdɪkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VALEDICTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Valediction is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VALEDICTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Valediction

A valediction, or complimentary close in American English, is an expression used to say farewell, especially a word or phrase used to end a letter or message, or the act of saying parting words whether brief or extensive. For the greetings counterpart to valediction, see salutation. Alternatively, valediction can refer to the final prayers and remarks at the graveside before burial given by the presiding priest, after the Mass and the rite of Final Commendation, during a Roman Catholic Funeral Service.

Definition of valediction in the English dictionary

The definition of valediction in the dictionary is the act or an instance of saying goodbye. Other definition of valediction is any valedictory statement, speech, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VALEDICTION


addiction
əˈdɪkʃən
affliction
əˈflɪkʃən
benediction
ˌbɛnɪˈdɪkʃən
contradiction
ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃən
conviction
kənˈvɪkʃən
crucifixion
ˌkruːsɪˈfɪkʃən
depiction
dɪˈpɪkʃən
diction
ˈdɪkʃən
eviction
ɪˈvɪkʃən
fiction
ˈfɪkʃən
friction
ˈfrɪkʃən
indiction
ɪnˈdɪkʃən
interdiction
ˌɪntəˈdɪkʃən
jurisdiction
ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃən
malediction
ˌmælɪˈdɪkʃən
nonfiction
ˌnɒnˈfɪkʃən
prediction
prɪˈdɪkʃən
restriction
rɪˈstrɪkʃən
retrodiction
ˌrɛtrəˈdɪkʃən
self-contradiction
ˌsɛlfˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VALEDICTION

vale
Vale of Glamorgan
Vale of Tempe
valedictorian
valedictories
valedictory
valence
valence band
valence-conduction band
Valencia
Valenciennes
valencies
valency
valency electron
valency grammar
Valens
Valentia
valentine
valentine card

WORDS THAT END LIKE VALEDICTION

accreditation
action
attraction
auction
collection
connection
construction
correction
course of action
detection
direction
election
function
introduction
production
protection
reaction
satisfaction
section
selection
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of valediction in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VALEDICTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «valediction» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of valediction

Translation of «valediction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VALEDICTION

Find out the translation of valediction to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of valediction from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «valediction» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

别离辞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

valediction
570 millions of speakers

English

valediction
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिदाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

داع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прощание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

valediction
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিদায়-সম্ভাষণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

adieu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Valediction
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abschied
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

valediction
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

valediction
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Valediction
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiển hành
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரிவுபசாரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दयनीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

veda
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

discorso di commiato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pożegnanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прощання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ultima dorinta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποχαιρετισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afskeid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

valediction
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

valediction
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of valediction

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VALEDICTION»

The term «valediction» is regularly used and occupies the 88.933 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VALEDICTION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «valediction» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «valediction» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about valediction

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VALEDICTION»

Discover the use of valediction in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to valediction and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Valediction (A Spenser Mystery)
When a religious sect kidnap a young dancer, a hit man's bullet soon has Spenser's name on it. But the most dangerous man to cross is the one who isn't afraid to die, and Spenser has just lost the woman who made his life worth living.
Robert B. Parker, 2013
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A Valediction: A novel
A wry, often humorous novel about loss, discovery, and family, A Valediction examines the way we delude ourselves ­— and the repercussions that result.
Ellis Friedman, 2014
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Words Of Valediction And Remembrance: Canadian Epitaphs of ...
This profoundly moving book presents a selection of the personal inscriptions engraved on the headstones of the fallen soldiers of the Second World War.
Eric McGeer, 2008
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England: A Valediction (1890)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Mary Frere, 2010
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A Learned City: The Sixth Day of the Valediction of Pantaloon
Surrealistisk roman, skrevet i verseform.
Philip Toynbee, 1966
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The Facts on File Companion to British Poetry: 17Th and 18th ...
JOHN DONNE (1633) Literary critics place the writing of JOHN DONNE's “A Valediction Forbidding Mourning” in the year 1611, when he traveled to Europe. He left behind his pregnant wife, and their separation probably inspired his poem .
Virginia Brackett, 2008
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Christina Rossetti: The Poetry of Endurance
5. From. Renunciation. to. Valediction. The. Ongoing. Crisis. While in Rossetti's ballad narratives the heroines play out and subvert devaluing images of women as manifested in a recognizable literary tradition, it is in a sequence of lyrics and  ...
Dolores Rosenblum, 1986
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Donne at Sermons: A Christian Existential World
A. SERMON. OF. VALEDICTION. AT. MY. GOING. INTO. GERMANY,. AT. LINCOLNS-INNE,. APRIL. 18. 16191. "Remember now thy Creator in the dayes of thy youth." Ecclesiastes 12.1. 1. Wee may consider two great virtues, one for the ...
Gale H. Carrithers, 1972
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John Donne
—Jay Dean Divine,“Compass and Circle in Donne's 'A Valediction: Forbidden Mourning,'” Papers on Language and Literature 9, no. 1 (Winter 1973): pp.78–80. A. B. Chambers on Glorified Bodies and the “Valediction” [In the excerpt below ...
Harold Bloom, 2009
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Women's Rites, Women's Mysteries: Intuitive Ritual Creation
chapter Begin with the Goddess at the center point. (For more information about the valediction of the Goddess, please refer to chapter 8, “The Art of Invocation.”) In the Dianic tradition, the cast circle is opened in conjunction with valedictions in  ...
Ruth Barrett, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VALEDICTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term valediction is used in the context of the following news items.
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Douglas Schwietert's We Sell Memories is a beautifully unresolved …
Douglas Schwietert's We Sell Memories is a beautifully unresolved valediction. By Tracy Abeln. click to enlarge douglas-schwietert_sickbed_bylorirayeerickson. «Pitch Weekly, Jul 15»
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Letterman's farewell show was the perfect valediction
With help from four presidents, David Letterman said farewell to late-night television Wednesday night, shedding no tears, but arousing plenty of laughter, ... «Kansas City Star, May 15»
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Jonathan's valediction: Lessons from failure
Winning or losing an election comes with its own peculiar pleasures and pressures.For the winner,in particular,the Presidency,comes with a huge prize attached ... «Daily Sun, May 15»
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A Premature Valediction to Don Draper
A Premature Valediction to Don Draper. By Grace E. Huckins, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER April 7, 2015. Mad Men. Jon Hamm and Elizabeth Moss star as Don ... «Harvard Crimson, Apr 15»
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Agent Carter Finale Review: “Valediction
The term “finale” looms ominously over Agent Carter's head. As of this final episode of its 8-part first season, there is still no indication that the action-packed ... «MOARGeek, Feb 15»
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Marvel's Agent Carter: “Valediction
Yesterday morning, The A.V. Club posted a “For Our Consideration” piece by Caroline Siede on the fascinating but flawed gender politics of Agent Carter, and it ... «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Feb 15»
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Agent Carter: una clip da 'Valediction'
Marvel e ABC hanno diramato online una nuova clip dall'episodio finale della miniserie Agent Carter. La puntata, che andrà in onda domani sera sul network ... «Everyeye.it, Feb 15»
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Agent Carter Finale: "Valediction" Preview Images Released
Marvel Studios has released a new set of preview images from the upcoming season finale episode of Agent Carter, “Valediction.” In “Valediction,” Peggy faces ... «Comicbook.com, Feb 15»
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Agent Carter : Toutes les images de l'épisode 8 ('Valediction') !
Dans 'Valediction', Peggy Carter affrontera enfin le Léviathan. Soit le Docteur Faustus et Dottie Underwood. Très honnêtement, Carter ne fait pas le poids face à ... «Les Toiles Héroïques, Feb 15»
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Ed Helms selected as 2015 Valediction speaker
“All of the trustees, as representatives of the Class of 2015, have the opportunity to provide input on what they think our class needs in a Valediction speaker,” ... «University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Valediction [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/valediction>. May 2024 ».
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