valedictory

Other forms of valedictory

plural

valedictories·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about valedictory

What does valedictory mean?

valedictory means "of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in valedictory?

valedictory has 5 syllables: val-e-dic-to-ry. The stress falls on "dic". In IPA it is /ˌvæləˈdɪktɚi/.

What is another word for valedictory?

Close synonyms include valediction, valedictory address, valedictory oration. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is valedictory a common word?

valedictory is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with valedictory?

1 word rhymes with valedictory. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.