apopemptic

[ ap-uh-pemp-tik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to leave-taking or departing; valedictory.

noun

1. Obsolete. a farewell address; valedictory.

Word History and Origins

Origin of apopemptic¹

First recorded in 1745–55; from Greek apopemptikós “of, pertaining to sending away,” equivalent to apopémp(ein) “to send away, dismiss” ( apo- + pémpein “to send, dispatch”) + -tikos; apo-, -tic