Apopemptic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Apopemptic \Ap`o*pemp"tic\ (-p[e^]mp"t[i^]k), a. [Gr.
     'apopemptiko`s, fr. 'apope`mpein to send off or away; 'apo`
     from + pe`mpein to send.]
     Sung or addressed to one departing; valedictory; as,
     apopemptic songs or hymns.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  apopemptic
       adj : addressed to one who is departing; "apopemptic hymns"