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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Salutatory

· Sa·lu·ta·to·ry · IPA /səˈluː.təˌtɔːɹ.iː/
01 a. Containing or expressing salutations; speaking a welcome; greeting; -- applied especially to the oration which introduces the exercises of …
  1. 1.
    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.
02 n. A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch.
  1. 1.
    A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    The salutatory oration.(American Colleges)