CWoD

SALUTATION & VALEDICTION

salutation

[sal-yuh-tey-shuh n] 

 

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noun

1.

the act of saluting.

2.

something uttered, written, or done by way of saluting.

3.

a word or phrase serving as the prefatory greeting in a letter or speech, as Dear Sir in a letter or Ladies and Gentlemen in a speech.

valediction

[val-i-dik-shuh n] 

 

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noun

1.

an act of bidding farewell or taking leave.

2.

an utterance, oration, or the like, given in bidding farewell or taking leave; valedictory.