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valedictorian


val·e·dic·to·ri·an

noun \-ˌdik-ˈtȯr-ē-ən\

Definition of VALEDICTORIAN

: the student usually having the highest rank in a graduating class who delivers the valedictory address at the commencement exercises
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Examples of VALEDICTORIAN

  1. She was the valedictorian of her class in 1985.

First Known Use of VALEDICTORIAN

1759

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

Rhymes with VALEDICTORIAN

salutatorian

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