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dedicatory

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[ded-i-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈdɛd ɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
Also dedicative

adjective

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


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Etymology

Origin of dedicatory

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


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One of St. Petersburg’s more flamboyant journalists, Alexander Nekrasov, showed a photo on Instagram of a copy of one of Sokolov’s books, on which the historian had written, “With the dedicatory inscription of a maniac.”

From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2019

The volume is constructed identically to her first, with a dedicatory epistle followed by the translations and an original poem, “The necessitie and benefite of affliction.”

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 5, 2019

“Throughout it all, Los Angeles has never broken faith with the Coliseum’s dedicatory purpose,” Hahn wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2019

The Hayes, which will be renamed if and when a donor steps up to buy the rights, held a dedicatory lighting ceremony Monday morning.

From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2018

On November 17th, 1869, he delivered the dedicatory address at the opening of the Suez Canal.

From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.

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