单词 | dedication |
释义 | dedication —dedicational, adj. /ded'i kay"sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of dedicating. 2. the state of being 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. [1350-1400; ME dedicacioun < L dedication- (s. of dedicatio), equiv. to dedicat(us) (see DEDICATE) + -ion- -ION] |
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