dedication

Etymology
Originated 1350–1400 from, from , from , equivalent to dēdicātus+-iōn.

Noun

 * 1)   The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.
 * 2)   A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.
 * 3)   The event, or the ceremony celebrating it, marking an official completion, opening, or beginning.
 * 4)   The deliberate or negligent surrender of all rights to property.
 * 1)   A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.
 * 2)   The event, or the ceremony celebrating it, marking an official completion, opening, or beginning.
 * 3)   The deliberate or negligent surrender of all rights to property.
 * 1)   The event, or the ceremony celebrating it, marking an official completion, opening, or beginning.
 * 2)   The deliberate or negligent surrender of all rights to property.
 * 1)   The deliberate or negligent surrender of all rights to property.
 * 1)   The deliberate or negligent surrender of all rights to property.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Dutch:
 * German: Einsetzen,, Hingeben, ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἐγκαίνια
 * Italian:
 * Maori: ngākau titikaha
 * Swedish:


 * Arabic: إِهْدَاء
 * Bulgarian: посвещение
 * Catalan:
 * Czech: věnování
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: dediĉo
 * French:
 * Georgian: მიძღვნა
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: הקדשה
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Irish: tíolacadh
 * Italian: dedicazione
 * Malay: dedikasi
 * Navajo: baa deetʼáanii
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: dedicatória
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:, dedicatoria
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: patungkol


 * German:, , Konsekration
 * Swedish: