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A valediction (derivation from Latin vale dicere, "to say farewell"), [1] parting phrase, or complimentary close in American English, [2] is an expression used to say farewell, especially a word or phrase used to end a letter or message, [3] [4] or a speech made at a farewell. [3] Valediction's counterpart is a greeting called a salutation.
Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
An epilogue or epilog (from Greek ἐπίλογος epílogos, "conclusion" from ἐπί epi, "in addition" and λόγος logos, "word") is a piece of writing at the end of a work of literature, usually used to bring closure to the work. [1] It is presented from the perspective of within the story.
Any poem of farewell, including a farewell to life. The word envoy or l'envoy comes from the Old French, where it means '[the] sending forth'. [3] Originally it was a stanza at the end of a longer poem, which included a dedication to a patron or individual, similar to a tornada. More recent examples are dedicatory poems as part of a collection ...
Slán abhaile (Irish: [ˌsˠl̪ˠaːnˠ əˈwalʲə]) is an Irish language phrase used to bid goodbye to someone who is travelling home. A literal translation of the phrase is "safe home", which is used in the same way in Hiberno-English. [1] Slán ('safe') is used in many Irish-language farewell formulas; abhaile means 'homeward'.
Literary evidence suggests that the janapadas flourished between 1100 BCE and 500 BCE. The earliest mention of the term "janapada" occurs in the Aitareya (8.14.4) and Shatapatha (13.4.2.17) Brahmana texts. [6] In the Vedic samhitas, the term jana denotes a tribe, whose members believed in a shared ancestry. [7] The janas were headed by a king .
It is in this last sense, which became popular in the 16th century, that Shakespeare used the word. "Mortal coil"—along with "the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune", "to sleep, perchance to dream" and "ay, there’s the rub"—is part of Hamlet ’s famous " To be, or not to be " speech.
The valedictory address, or valediction, is the closing or farewell statement delivered at a graduation ceremony. It is an oration at commencement (in Canada, called convocation in university and graduation in high school) exercises in U.S. and some Canadian high schools, colleges, and universities delivered by one of the graduates.