— 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 dedication- (s. of dedicatio ), equiv. to dedicat ( us ) (see DEDICATE) + -ion- -ION ]