valediction
2 antonyms for valediction — opposites grouped by meaning.
Noun — A speech given when someone is leaving or saying goodbye.
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2. noun
A word or short phrase used to say goodbye, such as 'farewell'.
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Etymology
First recorded in 1614, it was borrowed from New Latin valedictiō, from valedīcō (“to bid farewell”) + -tiō, itself from valē (“farewell, so long”) + dīcō (“to say”); by surface analysis it is valedict + -ion.
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