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SALUTATORY
Adjective
salutatory (comparative more salutatory, superlative most salutatory)
Characteristic of or relating to a salutation or greeting.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with salutary (“affecting or designed to affect an improvement”).
Noun
salutatory (plural salutatories)
(chiefly, US) A greeting; an address, speech or article of greeting; the first editorial by the new editor of a newspaper or periodical; an introduction or preface.
(obsolete) A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch.
Source: Wiktionary
Sa*lu"ta*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. salutatorius. See Salute.]
Definition: 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, n.
1. A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch. [Obs.] Milton.
2. (American Colleges)
Definition: The salutatory oration.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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