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Dedication

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated. uncountable

    "work with dedication"

  2. 2
    the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action wordnet
  3. 3
    A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection. countable

    "Her dedication for the book was only a cryptic "Once again, for T"."

  4. 4
    complete and wholehearted fidelity wordnet
  5. 5
    The event, or the ceremony celebrating it, marking an official completion, opening, or beginning. countable

    "Near-synonym: inauguration"

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  1. 6
    a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something wordnet
  2. 7
    The deliberate or negligent surrender of all rights to property. countable, uncountable

    "the dedication of this right-of-way"

  3. 8
    a message that makes a pledge wordnet
  4. 9
    a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose wordnet

Etymology

Originated 1350–1400 from Middle English dedicacioun, from Old French dedicacion (“consecration of a church or chapel”), from Latin dēdicātiō, equivalent to dēdicātus+-iōn.

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