apopemptic

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apopemptic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Apopemptic \Ap`o*pemp"tic\ (-p[e^]mp"t[i^]k), a. [Gr.
     'apopemptiko`s, fr. 'apope`mpein to send off or away; 'apo`
     from + pe`mpein to send.]
     Sung or addressed to one departing; valedictory; as,
     apopemptic songs or hymns.
     [1913 Webster]

apopemptic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  apopemptic
      adj 1: addressed to one who is departing; "apopemptic hymns"