valediction


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
valediction /ˌvalɪˈdɪkʃ(ə)n/
noun the action of saying farewell.

■ a farewell.

– origin C17: based on L. vale ‘goodbye’ + dicere ‘to say’, on the pattern of benediction.
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