salutatorian, salutatory speaker
(noun) a graduating student with the second highest academic rank; may deliver the opening address at graduation exercises
Source: WordNet® 3.1
salutatorian (plural salutatorians)
(US) The person who graduates high school with the second-highest GPA and thus gets to give a salutatorian's address during the graduation ceremony.
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Source: Wiktionary
Sa*lu`ta*to"ri*an, n.
Definition: The student who pronounces the salutatory oration at the annual Commencement or like exercises of a college, -- an honor commonly assigned to that member of the graduating class who ranks second in scholarship. [U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
