- dedicatory
- adjective see dedication
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
dedicatory
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Dedicatory — Ded i*ca*to*ry, a. [Cf. F. d[ e]dicatoire.] Constituting or serving as a dedication; complimental. An epistle dedicatory. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dedicatory — Ded i*ca*to*ry, n. Dedication. [R.] Milton. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dedicatory — index honorary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dedicatory — [ded′ikāt΄iv, ded′ikə tivded′i kə tôr΄ē] adj. of or as a dedication: also dedicative [ded′ikāt΄iv, ded′ikə tiv] … English World dictionary
dedicatory — adj. Dedicatory is used with these nouns: ↑inscription … Collocations dictionary
dedicatory — dedicate ► VERB 1) devote to a particular subject, task, or purpose. 2) address (a book) to a person as a sign of respect or affection. 3) ceremonially assign (a church or other building) to a deity or saint. DERIVATIVES dedicatee noun dedicator… … English terms dictionary
dedicatory — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷rē, ri, esp Brit ˈdediˌkāt(ə)ri adjective Etymology: dedicate (II) + ory : constituting or serving as a dedication often used following the noun the epistle dedicatory … Useful english dictionary
dedicatory — dedicatorily, adv. /ded i keuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. of or pertaining to dedication; serving as a dedication. Also, dedicative /ded i kay tiv/. [1555 65; DEDICATE + ORY1] * * * … Universalium
dedicatory — adjective of or pertaining to dedication … Wiktionary
dedicatory — ded·i·ca·to·ry || dedɪkÉ™tÉ”rɪ / tÉ™rɪ adj. pertaining to dedication, pertaining to consecration … English contemporary dictionary
