Definition of valediction

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val·e·dic·tion    (vl-dkshn) KEY  

NOUN:

1. An act of bidding farewell; a leave-taking.
2. A speech or statement made as a farewell.
3. A word or phrase of farewell used to end a letter or message.

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ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin valedictus, past participle of valedcere, to say farewell : val, farewell ; see vale ² + dcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots

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