dedication

[ded-i-key-shuh n]

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noun

the act of dedicating.

the state of being dedicated: Her dedication to medicine was so great that she had time for little else.

a formal, printed inscription in a book, piece of music, etc., dedicating it to a person, cause, or the like.

a personal, handwritten inscription in or on a work, as by an author to a friend.

a ceremony marking the official completion or opening of a public building, institution, monument, etc.

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Origin of dedication

1350–1400; Middle English dedicacioun < Latin dēdicātiōn- (stem of dēdicātiō), equivalent to dēdicāt(us) (see dedicate) + -iōn- -ion

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ded·i·ca·tion·al, adjectivenon·ded·i·ca·tion, nouno·ver·ded·i·ca·tion, nounpre·ded·i·ca·tion, noun

re·ded·i·ca·tion, nounself-ded·i·ca·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for dedication

And the CDC team that arrived to ensure they were properly trained and equipped found them in no need of moxie and dedication.
Ebola Nurses Are As Brave As Soldiers|Michael Daly|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As I wrote in the dedication, it allowed me to hate her, to love her, to forgive her.
Richard Blanco’s Gay Latino Poet Survival Kit|William O’Connor|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As an adulthood now living out his passion, his dedication sometimes borders on obsession.
Fighting Ebola With Nothing but Hope|Abby Haglage|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even so, writers of suspense fiction vary in their reliance on and dedication to fact.
Writing a Novel: Even Making It Up Requires Research|Ridley Pearson|July 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This dedication lies beyond technique; it makes being a blues player something like being a priest.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis|Stanley Booth|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
New value will be given to craftsmanship and a sense of dedication—now almost unknown—to those who direct it.
The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day|Evelyn Underhill
One is my dedication for my essays; it was occasioned by that delicious article in the Spectator.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Indeed I have run into a preface, while I professed to write a dedication.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling|Henry Fielding
Of which dedication the virtual significance to Sir Walter might be translated thus.
The Crown of Wild Olive|John Ruskin
She wanted to stay over Sunday and attend the dedication, and on Monday she was going to lock up the house.
Erick and Sally|Johanna Spyri

British Dictionary definitions for dedication

dedication

noun

the act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated

an inscription or announcement prefixed to a book, piece of music, etc, dedicating it to a person or thing

complete and wholehearted devotion, esp to a career, ideal, etc

a ceremony in which something, such as a church, is dedicated

Derived Formsdedicational, adjective

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Word Origin and History for dedication

dedication

late 14c., "action of dedicating," from Old French dedicacion (14c., Modern French dédication) "consecration of a church or chapel," or directly from Latin dedicationem, noun of action from dedicare (see dedicate). Meaning "the giving of oneself to some purpose" is c.1600; as an inscription in a book, etc., from 1590s.

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