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sa·lu·ta·to·ry
(sə-lo͞o′tə-tôr′ē)n. pl. sa·lu·ta·to·ries
An opening or welcoming statement or address, especially one delivered at graduation exercises.
adj.
Of, relating to, or expressing a salutation.
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salutatory
(səˈluːtətərɪ; -trɪ)adj
of, relating to, or resembling a salutation
saˈlutatorily adv
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sa•lu•ta•to•ry
(səˈlu təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)adj., n., pl. -ries. adj.
1. pertaining to or of the nature of a salutation.
n. 2. a welcoming address.
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| Noun | 1. | salutatory - an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises) oratory - addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous); "he loved the sound of his own oratory" |
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