salutatory
- noun
- /səˈluːtəˌtɔri/
- Formal
:
salutación
- The principal delivered a warm salutatory to the graduates at the commencement ceremony.
Examples
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As the keynote speaker, she prepared a brief salutatory to welcome the audience to the event.
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During the graduation, a famous author gave a heartfelt salutatory that inspired all the students.
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Latin salutatory Quid Durat candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Arts James Paul Mclone.
Synonyms
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5.3
A formal speech given to a group of people
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5.9
A formal speech given at the start of an important job, for example by a president
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7.6
A formal speech given at a special event
An opening speech that welcomes people at a graduation ceremony
A welcoming speech that a student representative gives at the start of a graduation
Compounds
A graduating student with the second highest rank who gives the opening speech at graduation
- Formal
A welcoming speech that a student representative gives at the start of a graduation
How Welcoming
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Salutatory comes from the Latin salutare, which means 'to greet'. It is related to the words salute and salutation, so a salutatory is a welcome speech given at the start of a ceremony.