salutatory (comparative more salutatory, superlative most salutatory)
Characteristic of or relating to a salutation or greeting.
Not to be confused with salutary (“affecting or designed to affect an improvement”).
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
27 April 2025
(adjective) not quite exact or correct; “the approximate time was 10 o’clock”; “a rough guess”; “a ballpark estimate”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
