dedicatory

Also ded·i·ca·tive

[ded-i-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

adjective

1. of or relating to dedication; serving as a dedication.

Other Word Forms

• dedicatorily adverb
• nondedicative adjective
• nondedicatory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dedicatory¹

First recorded in 1555–65; dedicate + -ory ¹

Example Sentences

Simon Wiesenthal came here in 1977 for a dedicatory ceremony.

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But as is typical with Kurtag’s dedicatory works, he’s able to tip his hat to another composer while sounding like himself.

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Now that there is a wind at the back of reclaiming the river, now that there may be ribbons for politicians to cut with giant scissors and names to be credited on dedicatory plaques — now that everyone wants a piece of the orphaned river, there aren’t enough pieces to go around, to satisfy every interest and demand: environmental, natural, recreational, residential, drought-minded.

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“The opening and dedicatory ceremonies next Saturday threaten to rival the game in interest,” read The Seattle Times story from Nov. 21.

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Last month, Anne Twitty, a white associate professor of history at the university, uncovered the dedicatory address from the monument’s 1906 unveiling.

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Related Words

• celebratory