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dedication

[ ded-i-key-shuhn ]
/ ˌdɛd ɪˈkeÉŖ ŹƒÉ™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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British Dictionary definitions for dedication

dedication
/ (ˌdɛdɪˈkeÉŖŹƒÉ™n) /

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 forms of dedication

dedicational, adjective
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