Valediction is an English word with synonyms like valedictory or oratory. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Valediction in a sentence
Valediction meaning
- A speech made when leaving or parting company.
- The act of parting company.
- A word or phrase said upon leaving, such as "farewell" or "adieu".
Synonyms of Valediction
Using Valediction
- The main meaning on this page is: A speech made when leaving or parting company. | The act of parting company. | A word or phrase said upon leaving, such as "farewell" or "adieu".
- Useful related words include: valedictory address, valedictory oration, valedictory, oratory.
Context around Valediction
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Valediction
- In this selection, "valediction" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, range, novel, year and records stand out and add context to how "valediction" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 190th year valediction is the and alto range valediction by cellist. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "valediction" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with valediction
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In its 190th year, Valediction is the traditional start of graduation weekend. (12 words)
An alto-range valediction by cellist John Sharp and purring lines by English horn Scott Hostetler gently guided us toward that movement’s abyss. (24 words)
Pete Davies said: "I’ve spent the last couple of years writing my first novel ‘Valediction Records’ which was published earlier this year and was really satisfying but quite a lonely process. (32 words)
Take Lingzi Chen’s valediction for a cobbler forced to abandon his business or Eleni Balakrishnan’s farewell to David Inocencio, a giant in the field of youth justice, gone too soon at 59. (34 words)
Pete Davies said: "I’ve spent the last couple of years writing my first novel ‘Valediction Records’ which was published earlier this year and was really satisfying but quite a lonely process. (32 words)
An alto-range valediction by cellist John Sharp and purring lines by English horn Scott Hostetler gently guided us toward that movement’s abyss. (24 words)
Example sentences (4)
An alto-range valediction by cellist John Sharp and purring lines by English horn Scott Hostetler gently guided us toward that movement’s abyss.
Take Lingzi Chen’s valediction for a cobbler forced to abandon his business or Eleni Balakrishnan’s farewell to David Inocencio, a giant in the field of youth justice, gone too soon at 59.
Pete Davies said: "I’ve spent the last couple of years writing my first novel ‘Valediction Records’ which was published earlier this year and was really satisfying but quite a lonely process.
In its 190th year, Valediction is the traditional start of graduation weekend.