Etymology

dedication

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Today it means: The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated. Full definition →

Middle English dedicacioun ← Old French dedicacion ← Latin dēdicātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromdēdicātiō
  2. Old French · derived fromdedicacion“consecration of a church or chapel”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdedicacioun
  4. English todaydedication

Originated 1350–1400 from Middle English dedicacioun, from Old French dedicacion (“consecration of a church or chapel”), from Latin dēdicātiō, equivalent to dēdicātus+-iōn.

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