Množina: valedictions
ETYM Latin, valedicere, valedictum, to say farewell; vale farewell (imperative of valere to be strong or well) + dicere to say. Related to Valiant, Diction.
1. A farewell oration delivered by the most outstanding member of a graduating class; SYN. valedictory address, valedictory.
2. The act of saying farewell.