dedicatory

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   serving as or relating to a dedication

   The citizens placed a dedicatory offering in the temple.

2. 2
   noun

   a dedication, especially a formal written one

   The volume opens with a brief dedicatory to the translator's patron.

Formed from dedicate + -ory, ultimately from Latin dedicare, "to proclaim, consecrate, or devote," from de- + dicare, "to declare."

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