salutatory

sa·lu·ta·to·ry

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suh-loo-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
- /səˈlu təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
- /sə.ˈljuː.tə.tə.rɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suh-loo-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
- /səˈlu təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/

Definitions of salutatory word

adjective salutatory pertaining to or of the nature of a salutation. 1
noun plural salutatory a welcoming address, especially one given at the beginning of commencement exercises in some U.S. high schools and colleges by the salutatorian. 1
adjective salutatory of, relating to, or resembling a salutation 0
adjective salutatory of or expressing a salutation 0
noun salutatory an opening or welcoming address, esp. at a school or college commencement exercise 0

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Origin of salutatory

First appearance:

before 1635

One of the 43% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Salutatory

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Salutatory

salutatory popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

salutatory usage trend in Literature

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