dedication
pronunciation
How to pronounce dedication in British English:
UK [ˌdedɪˈkeɪʃn]
How to pronounce dedication in American English:
US [ˌdedɪˈkeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- complete and wholehearted fidelity
- a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose
- a message that makes a pledge
- a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
- the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
Word Origin
- dedication (n.)
- late 14c., "action of dedicating," from Old French dedicacion (14c., Modern French dédication) "consecration of a church or chapel," or directly from Latin dedicationem, noun of action from dedicare (see dedicate). Meaning "the giving of oneself to some purpose" is c. 1600; as an inscription in a book, etc., from 1590s.
Example
- 1. Such dedication is admirable , but is it wise ?
- 2. Remember , celebrate your dedication and create real changes in your life !
- 3. The only way to do that is to give your time and energy and dedication to demand genuine democracy .
- 4. The edit part of the current wikipedia requires patience and dedication , and is quite noisy .
- 5. The game ends with a dedication written by its consultants , who are veterans of the special operations community .