afscheidsrede

Definitions of afscheidsrede
  1. noun
    the act of saying farewell
    synonyms: afscheidswoord
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    type of:
    breukvlak
    the act of departing politely
  2. noun
    a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
    synonyms: afscheidswoord
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    type of:
    oratie, oratorium, rede, redevoering
    addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)
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