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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dedication \Ded`i*ca"tion\, n. [L. dedicatio.]
1. The act of setting apart or consecrating to a divine
Being or to a sacred use often with religious
solemnities; solemn appropriation; as the dedication of
Solomon's temple.
2. A devoting or setting aside for any particular purpose;
as a dedication of lands to public use
3. An address to a patron or friend, prefixed to a book,
testifying respect, and often recommending the work to his
special protection and favor.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
dedication
n 1: complete and wholehearted fidelity
2: a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated
to some goal or purpose
3: a message that makes a pledge [syn: {commitment}]
4: an inscription (as in a book or musical work) dedicating it
to someone or something
5: the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally)
to a course of action "his long commitment to public
service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team" [syn: {commitment},
{allegiance}, {loyalty}]
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