dedication
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ɪˈkeɪ noun
1.
the act of dedicating.
2.
the state of being dedicated: Her dedication to medicine was so great that she had time for little else.
3.
a formal, printed inscription in a book, piece of music, etc., dedicating it to a person, cause, or the like.
4.
a personal, handwritten inscription in or on a work, as by an author to a friend.
5.
a ceremony marking the official completion or opening of a public building, institution, monument, etc.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated |
| 2. | an inscription or announcement prefixed to a book, piece of music, etc, dedicating it to a person or thing |
| 3. | complete and wholehearted devotion, esp to a career, ideal, etc |
| 4. | a ceremony in which something, such as a church, is dedicated |
| dedi'cational | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
dedication
late 14c., "action of dedicating," from Fr. dédication (14c.), from L. 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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