Valedictory vs. Valedictorian — What's the Difference?

A closing or farewell statement or address, especially one delivered at graduation exercises.

Valedictorian is an academic title of success used in the United States, Canada, Kuwait, Egypt, Philippines, and Greece (and elsewhere in a limited number of schools) for the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony (called a valediction). The chosen valedictorian is traditionally the student with the highest academic standing among their graduating class, and that standing is commonly determined by a numerical formula for Grade Point Average (GPA), but other methods of selection are also in use.

Of, relating to, or expressing a valedictory.

The student with the highest academic rank in a class who delivers the valedictory at graduation.

Of or pertaining to a made]] when parting company; designed for or suitable to an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company.

The individual in a graduating class who delivers the farewell or valedictory address, often the person who graduates with the highest grades.

Of or pertaining to a grades]].

The individual in a graduating class who graduates with the highest grades.

An address given on an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company.

One who pronounces a valedictory address; especially, in American colleges, the student who pronounces the valedictory of the graduating class at the annual commencement, usually the student who ranks first in scholarship.

A speech given by a valedictorian at a commencement or graduation ceremony.

The student with the best grades who delivers the valedictory at graduation

Bidding farewell; suitable or designed for an occasion of leave-taking; as, a valedictory oration.

A valedictory oration or address spoken at commencement in American colleges or seminaries by one of the graduating class, usually by the leading scholar.

A farewell oration delivered by the most outstanding member of a graduating class

Of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell;

Of a speech expressing leave-taking;