Both Uses of
valedictory
in
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- His valedictory speech was entitled "To Be or Not to Be."†
p. 173.7 *
- There was shuffling and rustling around me, then Henry Reed was giving his valedictory address, "To Be or Not to Be."†
p. 182.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(valedictory) relating to a farewell -- especially a speech at graduation exercises
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus