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Jackson6612 Posted 17 years ago
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What does 'exercises' mean here?
salutatorian
the student usually having the second highest rank in a graduating class who delivers the salutatory address at the commencement exercises
What does 'exercises' mean here?
the student usually having the second highest rank in a graduating class who delivers the salutatory address at the commencement exercises
What does 'exercises' mean here?
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In this case, "execrcises" is defined as ceremony. It is a special use of the word (always plural) in the context of graduation.
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I don't know how it came to take on this meaning or if it used in any other context to mean: ceremony.
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Hi,
the student usually having the second highest rank in a graduating class who delivers the salutatory address at the commencement exercises
A few additional comments.
I'd never even encountered the word 'salutatory' until I read this sentence, although I was then able to find a definition online. The term 'salutatory address ' seems to be
the student usually having the second highest rank in a graduating class who delivers the salutatory address at the commencement exercises
A few additional comments.
I'd never even encountered the word 'salutatory' until I read this sentence, although I was then able to find a definition online. The term 'salutatory address ' seems to be
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