Dedication definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Definition of 'dedication' ; the act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated · 3. complete and wholehearted devotion, esp to a career, ideal, etc ; a ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'dedication'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× dedication (dedɪkeɪʃən ) Wordforms:pluraldedications 1. countablenounAdedicationisamessagewhichiswrittenatthebeginningofabook,orashortannouncementwhichissometimesmadebeforeaplayorpieceofmusicisperformed,asasignofaffectionorrespectforsomeone. 2. Seealsodedicate MoreSynonymsofdedication COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof dedication Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'dedication' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'dedication' WordList'partsofabook' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'socialprescribing' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency dedicationinBritishEnglish (ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən ) noun1. theactofdedicatingorthestateofbeingdedicated 2. aninscriptionorannouncementprefixedtoabook,pieceofmusic,etc,dedicatingittoapersonorthing 3. completeandwholehearteddevotion,esptoacareer,ideal,etc 4. aceremonyinwhichsomething,suchasachurch,isdedicated CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsdedicational(ˌdediˈcational)adjective WordFrequency dedicationinAmericanEnglish (ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən ) noun1.  adedicatingorbeingdedicated 2.  aninscription,asinabook,dedicatingittoaperson,cause,etc. 3.  wholehearteddevotion Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEdedicacioun