DEDICATION


Meaning of DEDICATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌde-di-ˈkā-shən ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1. : an act or rite of dedicating to a divine being or to a sacred use

2. : a devoting or setting aside for a particular purpose

3. : a name and often a message prefixed to a literary, musical, or artistic production in tribute to a person or cause

4. : self-sacrificing devotion

her dedication to the cause

5. : a ceremony to mark the official completion or opening of something (as a building)

• ded·i·ca·to·ry ˈde-di-kə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.