dedication
noun
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the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of actioncommitment
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complete and wholehearted fidelity
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a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or somethinginscription
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a message that makes a pledgecommitment
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a ceremony in which something, for example a building, is dedicated to some goal or purpose“The dedication of the new humanities building will take place tomorrow morning.”