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salutatorian

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Salutatorian (noun) means (US) The student with the second-best grades in their year, who gives a welcome speech at graduation.

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(US) The student with the second-best grades in their year, who gives a welcome speech at graduation.

"He was the salutatorian of his high school class (a sore subject, his sister said, since So thought he missed the top spot on a technicality), and entered Stanford intending to major in computer science." — Andrew LaVallee, A Rising Star’s Career Was Cut Short. His Impact Is Just Beginning (2021)

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