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Antonyms for dedicatory

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ded-i-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛd ɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i

Definition of dedicatory

As in memorial : adj commemorative
As in commemorative : adj in honor of something

Example sentences :

He also sent her his Essai with a dedicatory letter in 1761.
Extract from : « Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) » by Edward Gibbon

The Preface to his book was a dedicatory letter to Miss Nightingale.
Extract from : « The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 2 of 2 » by Edward Tyas Cook

Some of the dedicatory inscriptions preserve for us the pathos of the gift.
Extract from : « The Sacred Tree » by J. H. Philpot

President Woodruff offered the dedicatory prayer at the first meeting.
Extract from : « Wilford Woodruff » by Matthias F. Cowley

After this a dedicatory prayer was offered by President Young.
Extract from : « Wilford Woodruff » by Matthias F. Cowley

The genius of the author is commonly discovered in the dedicatory epistle.
Extract from : « The Book Lovers' Anthology » by Various

When the Bose Institute was opened, I attended the dedicatory services.
Extract from : « Autobiography of a YOGI » by Paramhansa Yogananda

Every one thought he made only a very few 'dedicatory remarks.'
Extract from : « Recollections of Abraham Lincoln 1847-1865 » by Ward Hill Lamon

In the dedicatory poem it seems to me that it does, and in some others.
Extract from : « The Letters of Ambrose Bierce » by Ambrose Bierce

I want a dedicatory poem so much, but if I get only a line from you I should be happy.
Extract from : « Tennyson and His Friends » by Various

Synonyms for dedicatory

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