dedication
- (uncountable) The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.
- (countable) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.
- (countable) The event, or the ceremony celebrating it, marking an official completion, opening, or beginning.
- (countable, uncountable) The deliberate or negligent surrender of all rights to property.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/
Etymology
In summary
Originated 1350–1400 from Middle English dedicacioun, from Old French dedicacion (“consecration of a church or chapel”), from Latin dēdicātiō, equivalent to dēdicātus+-iōn.
Related words
mental attitude
Jewish education
Widmung
dédicace
dedicación
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αφιέρωση dedykacja
dedicatória
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