English dictionary
dedication
/,d/E/d/@/'k/eI//S//@/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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complete and wholehearted fidelity
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose
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a message that makes a pledge
Synonyms commitmentSource: WordNet 3.0
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a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
Synonyms inscriptionSource: WordNet 3.0
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the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
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The act of setting apart or consecrating to a divine Being, or to a sacred use, often with religious solemnities; solemn appropriation; as, the <i>dedication</i> of Solomon's temple.
Source: webster1913