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Apopemptic
Apˊo-pemp′tic
(-pĕmp′tĭk)
, Adj.
[Gr.
ἀποπεμπτικός
, fr. ἀποπέμπειν
to send off or away; ἀπό
from + πέμπειν
to send.] Sung or addressed to one departing; valedictory;
as,
. apopemptic
songs or hymnsWebster 1828 Edition
Apopemptic
APOPEMP'TIC
,Adj.
Denoting a song or hymn among the ancients, sung or addressed to a stranger, on his departure from a place to his own country. It may be used as a noun for the hymn.