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Definition of "salutatory" []

  • An opening or welcoming statement or address, especially one delivered at graduation exercises. (noun)
  • Of, relating to, or expressing a salutation. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "salutatory" in a sentence
  • "Brown; music, "Battle Hymn"; salutatory, "Woman and Philanthropy," Mrs. Elizabeth Boynton Harbert; "Historical Record of the Educational"
  • "My grandmother was a Hull House child and my family's rise from poverty can be attributed directly to the salutatory influence of Jane Addams."
  • ""Not every development since Watergate in American politics has been salutatory," said Kaine."
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