0 the act of saying goodbye, especially formally, or a formal speech in which someone says goodbye --
These valedictions are also often adapted to specific professions, states or political views.
The common valediction has become have a nice day.
However, a wide range of popular valedictions are used in casual e-mail but very rarely in letters.
It is this song that is sung at all school valedictions.
English valedictions typically contain the possessive pronoun yours.
He passes in peace, and a priest, with the assistants, sends him on his way with a valediction.
For each style of salutation there is an accompanying style of complementary close, known as valediction.
Let me pronounce a valediction, or as near a valediction as it is in my power to pronounce.