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dedicatory
[ ded-i-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
adjective
- of or relating to dedication; serving as a dedication.
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Other Words From
- dedi·ca·tori·ly adverb
- non·dedi·cative adjective
- non·dedi·ca·tory adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dedicatory1
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Example Sentences
All these bear the same name, with the prefix of the dedicatory patron, Santa Ana.
This dedicatory letter appears in all the editions, and is printed too by Corazzini, op.
Then came another question, more literary and more delicate in character, the question of the dedicatory inscription.
A frieze, consisting of a dedicatory inscription carved in deep and firmly drawn hieroglyphs runs below the cornice.
It was an expedient to procure dedicatory fees: for publishing books by subscription was then an art undiscovered.
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