a farewell speech

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• Farewell speech — A Farewell speech is a speech given by an individual leaving a position or place. They are often used by public figures such as politicians as a form of conclusion to the preceding career (such as that given by Ronald Reagan); or as statements… …   Wikipedia

• farewell speech — goodbye speech, speech given in parting …   English contemporary dictionary

• farewell — fare|well1 [ˌfeəˈwel US ˌfer ] n 1.) [U and C] old fashioned the action of saying goodbye ▪ Mourners gathered to bid farewell to the victims of the plane tragedy. ▪ a farewell speech 2.) farewell party/dinner/drink etc a party or dinner that you… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• speech — n. address, talk 1) to deliver, give, make a speech 2) to ad lib, improvise a speech 3) a boring; brief, short; impromptu, unrehearsed; long; long winded; passionate; rambling; rousing, stirring speech 4) an acceptance; after dinner; campaign;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• farewell — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fond ▪ emotional, tearful ▪ sad ▪ silent ▪ I said a silent farewell to my home as I left for the city …   Collocations dictionary

• speech — noun 1 speaking ADJECTIVE ▪ slurred ▪ She could tell by his slurred speech that he had been drinking. ▪ clipped ▪ casual ▪ connected …   Collocations dictionary

• farewell — fare|well1 [ fer wel ] interjection OLD FASHIONED used for saying goodbye to someone when you do not expect to see them again for a long time farewell fare|well 2 [ fer wel ] noun count or uncount OLD FASHIONED a goodbye to someone: Let s say our …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• farewell — I UK [ˌfeə(r)ˈwel] / US [ferˈwel] interjection old fashioned used for saying goodbye to someone when you do not expect to see them again for a long time II UK [ˌfeə(r)ˈwel] / US [ferˈwel] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms farewell :… …   English dictionary

• farewell — [ˌfeəˈwel] noun [C/U] old fashioned I an occasion when you say goodbye to someone II adj farewell [ˌfeəˈwel] done in order to celebrate the fact that someone is leaving a place or job a farewell dinner/party/speech[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• farewell address — leave taking speech, speech made at a person s departure from an office or position …   English contemporary dictionary

• farewell address — 1. (caps.) U.S. Hist. a statement that President George Washington published in a Philadelphia newspaper in 1796 to announce that he would not run for a third term and to give his views on foreign and domestic policy. 2. a speech delivered by… …   Universalium