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valedictorian
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"student who pronounces the oration at commencement exercises of his or her class," 1832, American English, from valedictory + -ian . As an adjective from 1834.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Eventually, however, she worked it out, as children usually do, and graduated from high school as class valedictorian . ▪ My archrival, who was valedictorian after our neck-and-neck race for the top, taught me a lot of lessons. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context US Canada properly English) The individual in a graduating class who delivers the farewell or valedictory address, usually the person who graduates with the highest grades. 2 (context US Canada colloquial English) The individual in a graduating ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Valedictorian \Val`e*dic*to"ri*an\, n. One who pronounces a valedictory address; especially, in American colleges, the student who pronounces the valedictory of the graduating class at the annual commencement, usually the student who ranks first in scholarship. ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Valedictorian is an academic title of success used in the United States, Canada, Central America , and the Philippines for the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony (called a valedictory ). The chosen valedictorian ...
Usage examples of valedictorian.
And the tall fair-skinned senior boy who was valedictorian as- cended rapidly to the stage and crossed to the podium in his cap and gown, his posture, manner, stride suggesting an upright and very mobile pair oi scissors.
Because the salutatorian the sap who would have made valedictorian if not for Aurorawas none other than Nathan McBride.
After graduating as valedictorian of his class at Bandon High School and completing one year of college, he married young.
And I, the girl valedictorian, in a black academic gown of light wool like a nightgown and a pasteboard-cloth black cap, its tassel swinging dangerously near my left eye.
He was a straight-A student, valedictorian of his graduating class, humble in spite of his natural gifts and achievements, a real people-loving guy, handsome, charming, funny.
Especially Amber Cheeseman, who is this year’s senior class valedictorian, and who, even though she is much shorter than me, is a hapkido brown belt, and could easily pound my face in.
She had been valedictorian of her class in Ottumwa, a very bright girl who should have gone on to college, her teachers said.
She had graduated valedictorian of her high school class that year, and in the fall (quelle surprise!
The Class contained no fewer than 287 high school valedictorians, each painfully aware that only one of them was good enough to match that achievement at Harvard.