Valediction

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

  Valediction \Val`e*dic"tion\, n. [L., valedicere, valedictum, to
     say farewell; vale farewell (imperative of valere to be
     strong or well) + dicere to say. See {Valiant}, {Diction}.]
     A farewell; a bidding farewell. --Donne.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  valediction
       n 1: a farewell oration delivered by the most outstanding member
            of a graduating class [syn: {valedictory address}, {valedictory}]
       2: the act of saying farewell