dedication

About 5.19 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.

   work with dedication

2. noun A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.

   Her dedication for the book was only a cryptic "Once again, for T".

3. noun The event, or the ceremony celebrating it, marking an official completion, opening, or beginning.

   The building's dedication is scheduled for next week.

4. noun The deliberate or negligent surrender of all rights to property.

   the dedication of this right-of-way

Similar words

allegiance loyalty commitment devotion piety enshrinement enshrining ceremony zeal consecration

Often followed by

to of and in is was this ceremony that

Word family

dedications dedicatory