Dedication Definition
dĕdĭ-kāshən
noun
A dedicating or being dedicated.
Webster's New World
The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.
American Heritage
An inscription, as in a book, dedicating it to a person, cause, etc.
Webster's New World
A note prefixed to a literary, artistic, or musical composition dedicating it to someone in token of affection or esteem.
American Heritage
A rite or ceremony of dedicating.
American Heritage
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Noun
Singular:
dedication
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dedicationsOrigin of Dedication
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Originated 1350–1400 from Middle English dedicacioun, from Old French dedicacion (“consecration of a church or chapel”), from Latin dédicātiō, equivalent to dédicātus+-iōn.
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