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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Valedictorian

/vălˌ-əd-ĭkˌ-tôr'-ē-ən/ · Val·e·dic·to·ri·an · IPA /ˌvæl.ə.dɪkˈtoɹ.i.ən/
01 n. One who pronounces a valedictory address; especially, in American colleges, the student who pronounces the valedictory of the graduating cl…
  1. 1.
    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.