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Webster 1913 Edition


Salutatory

Sa-lu′ta-to-ry

,
Adj.
[L.
salutatorius
. See
Salute
.]
Containing or expressing salutations; speaking a welcome; greeting; – applied especially to the oration which introduces the exercises of the Commencements, or similar public exhibitions, in American colleges.

Sa-lu′ta-to-ry

,
Noun.
1.
A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch.
[Obs.]
Milton.
2.
(American Colleges)
The salutatory oration.

Definition 2024


salutatory

salutatory

English

Adjective

salutatory (comparative more salutatory, superlative most salutatory)

  1. Characteristic of a salutation or greeting.

Noun

salutatory (plural salutatories)

  1. A greeting or an address or speech of greeting.
  2. (obsolete) A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch.
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