Sa*lu"ta*to*ry (?), a. [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.
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Sa*lu"ta*to*ry, n.
1.
A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch.
[Obs.]
Milton.
2. American Colleges
The salutatory oration.
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