dedication
[ ded-i-key-shuh n ]
/ ˌdɛd ɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
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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dedendum, dedham, dedicate, dedicated, dedicatee, dedication, dedicative, dedicatory, dedifferentiate, dedifferentiation, dedolomitization
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dedication
/ (ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən) /
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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