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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesadieu
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.djø/
"Il a prononcé un dernier adieu à ses collègues."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of saying farewell or taking leave.
"She offered a brief valediction before boarding the early morning train." - 2
A statement or address made as a farewell, often formally.
"The retiring professor delivered a poignant valediction to the assembled faculty."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin roots 'vale' meaning 'farewell' and 'dicere' meaning 'to say', entering English in the late 16th century via Latin derivatives. Historically used both for the act of saying farewell and for the formal speech or address given at a departure or graduation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Valediction" is said worldwide
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adieu
Transliteration: /a.djø/
"Il a prononcé un dernier adieu à ses collègues."
Abschied
Transliteration: /ˈapʃiːt/
"Ihr Abschied von der Universität war sehr emotional."
valedizioni
Transliteration: /va.le.ditˈtsjo.ni/
"Scambiarono le ultime valedizioni prima della partenza."
despedida
Transliteration: /des.peˈdi.ða/
"La emotiva despedida conmovió a todos los presentes."
despedida
Transliteration: /dʒis.peˈdi.dɐ/
"Eles trocaram palavras de despedida no aeroporto."
विदाई
Transliteration: vidāī
"कॉलेज के अंतिम दिन एक भावुक विदाई समारोह आयोजित किया गया था।"
告别辞
Transliteration: gàobiécí
"校长在毕业典礼上发表了精彩的告别辞。"
작별 인사
Transliteration: jakbyeol insa
"그는 떠나기 전에 감동적인 작별 인사를 건넸다."
別れの挨拶
Transliteration: wakare no aisatsu
"彼は同僚たちに温かい別れの挨拶をした。"
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