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dedication

[ ded-i-key-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of dedicating.
  2. the state of being dedicated: dedicated:

    Her dedication to medicine was so great that she had time for little else.

  3. a formal, printed inscription in a book, piece of music, etc., dedicating it to a person, cause, or the like.
  4. a personal, handwritten inscription in or on a work, as by an author to a friend.
  5. a ceremony marking the official completion or opening of a public building, institution, monument, etc.


dedication

/ ËŒ»åÉ›»åɪˈ°ì±ðɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. the act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated
  2. an inscription or announcement prefixed to a book, piece of music, etc, dedicating it to a person or thing
  3. complete and wholehearted devotion, esp to a career, ideal, etc
  4. a ceremony in which something, such as a church, is dedicated
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ»å±ð»å¾±Ëˆ³¦²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô²¹±ô, adjective
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  • ´Çv±ð°ù·»å±ð»åi·³¦²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
  • ±è°ù±ðd±ð»å·¾±Â·³¦²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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  • ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-»å±ð»åi·³¦²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dedication1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English dedicacioun, from Latin »åŧ»å¾±³¦Äå³Ù¾±Å²Ô-, stem of »åŧ»å¾±³¦Äå³Ù¾±Å, literally, “a declaring,†equivalent to »åŧ»å¾±³¦Äå³Ù(³Ü²õ) “declared, devoted†(past participle of »åŧ»å¾±³¦Äå°ù±ð; dedicate ) + -¾±Å -ion
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Example Sentences

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.

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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.

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He welcomed the fact it recognised the "dedication and commitment" of the PSNI's workforce.

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“I don’t understand how my hard work, my dedication … can be rendered meaningless.â€

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Under such conditions, Dr Perlmutter stressed the commitment and dedication of the Palestinian medical staff - above and beyond the efforts of foreign doctors like himself.

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