salutatory

[ suh-loo-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ səˈlu təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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adjective

pertaining to or of the nature of a salutation.

noun, plural sa·lu·ta·to·ries.

a welcoming address, especially one given at the beginning of commencement exercises in some U.S. high schools and colleges by the salutatorian.

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Origin of salutatory

1635–45; <Medieval Latin salūtātōrius, equivalent to Latin salūtā(re) to salute + -tōrius-tory¹

OTHER WORDS FROM salutatory

sa·lu·ta·to·ri·ly, adverbun·sa·lu·ta·to·ry, adjective

Words nearby salutatory

salus populi suprema lex esto, salutary, salutation, salutatorian, salutatorium, salutatory, salute, salutiferous, Salv., salvable, Salvador

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How to use salutatory in a sentence

From their natural tendency, it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutatory purpose.
Key-Notes of American Liberty|Various
The worthy man bowed, bestowed a salutatory roll of his eyes on Mr. Stuyvesant, and stood deferentially waiting.
The Sword of Damocles|Anna Katharine Green
The salutatory of the Dial, dated 1840, stated the case against the national mugginess clearly.
A Book of Prefaces|H. L. Mencken
However she received Gibson's salutatory remark she gave no hint of her feeling in the tone of her voice.
Spring Street|James H. Richardson

Just what was the decisive consideration, he reveals in his salutatory address in the Liberator.
William Lloyd Garrison|Archibald H. Grimke

British Dictionary definitions for salutatory

salutatory

/ (səˈluːtətərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a salutation

Derived forms of salutatory

salutatorily, adverb

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