dedication
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- noun
- /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Literature
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dedicatoria
- Their offer, which included a dedication of the artwork to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was rejected.
- dedication of a book
- dedication page
That's my mom and that's the dedication of the book.
- That's my mom and that's the dedication of the book.
- But there's another one in the correspondence where the, the skull, the, the guy is writing to Erasmus saying thank you so much for the dedication.
- I've never seen a dedication by two alleged heterosexuals alleged straights.
Examples
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In addition, you'll be thanked by name in the dedication page as a patron of the arts.
Blog text (11) -
The dedication of this new home for Sydney and his family holds great personal meaning for me.
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Central to each book is a dedication to physical places and processes.
Academic text (1993) -
Yes, the dedication to his new wife, Alma.
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And in 1623, he wrote the dedication to the collected works of the man we call William Shakespeare.
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That's my mom and that's the dedication of the book.
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At their feet, carved in the stone plinth, the dedication reads, "To our heroines and dear children."
Academic text (2000) -
A blank page divides these short dedications, establishing a passage and progression from death to life, from darkness to hope.
Academic text (2017) -
Under their flamboyant signatures, they'd written dedications such as: "To Jack Patrick, a great fighter and good friend."
Fiction book (1999) -
The dedication at the start of the book reads, "For my father, a true inspiration."
Synonyms
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Words or actions that show respect and praise
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5.1
A short written message in a book or on a photo dedicating it to someone
A short note inside a book or on an object saying who it is for
A short written note on an object that names or explains it
Show respect to someone by copying or mentioning them
Compounds
An eight-day Jewish festival also called Hanukkah that remembers the Temple in Jerusalem being made holy again
An eight-day Jewish festival in winter called Hanukkah that celebrates the Temple in Jerusalem being made holy again
How Personal
- Literature
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dedication comes from the Latin dedicare, which was used when someone 'gave' a book or work to another person as a sign of respect, so a dedication is the short message at the start that 'gives' the work to someone special.