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Webster 1913 Edition
Salutatory
Sa-lu′ta-to-ry
,Adj.
[L.
salutatorius
. See Salute
.] Containing or expressing salutations; speaking a welcome; greeting; – applied especially to the oration which introduces the exercises of the Commencements, or similar public exhibitions, in American colleges.
Sa-lu′ta-to-ry
,Noun.
1.
A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch.
[Obs.]
Milton.
2.
(American Colleges)
The salutatory oration.