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dedication
[ ded-i-key-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of dedicating.
Her dedication to medicine was so great that she had time for little else.
- a formal, printed inscription in a book, piece of music, etc., dedicating it to a person, cause, or the like.
- a personal, handwritten inscription in or on a work, as by an author to a friend.
- a ceremony marking the official completion or opening of a public building, institution, monument, etc.
dedication
/ ˌɛɪˈɪʃə /
noun
- the act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated
- an inscription or announcement prefixed to a book, piece of music, etc, dedicating it to a person or thing
- complete and wholehearted devotion, esp to a career, ideal, etc
- a ceremony in which something, such as a church, is dedicated
Derived Forms
- ˌ徱ˈپDzԲ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- i·tDz· adjective
- ԴDzd··tDz noun
- v·i·tDz noun
- d··tDz noun
- d··tDz noun
- -i·tDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dedication1
Example Sentences
He knows a bit about the sweat and dedication of his father’s world.
“Of course we want to keep baseball in the city of Anaheim,” Aitken said at a park dedication.
Fox News’s Jeanine Pirro urged viewers to ignore the economic pain they were feeling on Thursday for the sake of patriotic dedication to the president.
Norman C. Miller, a former editor for the Los Angeles Times and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist known for his dedication to objective reporting, has died at age 90.
He welcomed the fact it recognised the "dedication and commitment" of the PSNI's workforce.
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