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Grammar : Adj
Spell : ded-i-key-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛd ɪˌkeɪ tɪd



Definition of dedicated

Origin :
  • early 15c. (of churches), from Latin dedicatus, past participle of dedicare "consecrate, proclaim, affirm, set apart," from de- "away" (see de-) + dicare "proclaim," from stem of dicere "to speak, to say" (see diction). Dedicated "devoted to one's aims or vocation" is first attested 1944.
  • adj loyal, hard-working
Example sentences :
  • He has made a speech, and dedicated it to German fame for ever.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Kemp, the clown of his company, knew her, and dedicated a book to her rather familiarly.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • This building was dedicated to the use of the society, March 18, 1871.
  • Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
  • The monument was dedicated July 28th, 1867, at the maple grove, in the park.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • It is to the memory of the original volunteers of August, 1914, that this book is dedicated.
  • Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst
  • But by doing so had he not dedicated her, not to a greater, but to a longer suffering?
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • Gyllius 408 was told that the church had been dedicated to S. Theodore.
  • Extract from : « Byzantine Churches in Constantinople » by Alexander Van Millingen
  • She had been dedicated by her father, and her mother had consented.
  • Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
  • There were also in the interior of the temple other images which had been dedicated by private persons.
  • Extract from : « Critias » by Plato
  • The book, dedicated "To my Wife," appeared early in October.
  • Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair

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