dedicatory

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UK/ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtɹi/US/ˈdɛdəkəˌtɔɹi/

adjective

Of or pertaining to dedication.

“a dedicatory letter; a dedicatory inscription”

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Meanings

adjectivededicatory (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to dedication.

    a dedicatory letter; a dedicatory inscription

noundedicatory (plural dedicatories)

plural dedicatories

  1. A dedication.

    […] I conceit him to be neere a kin to him who set forth a Passion Sermon with a formall Dedicatory in great letters to our Saviour.

    1642, John Milton, An apology against a pamphlet call’d A modest confutation of the animadversions upon the remonstrant against Smectymnuus, London: John Rothwell, page 7

Synonyms & antonyms

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Cite this entry
APA

dedicatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dedicatory

MLA

“dedicatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dedicatory. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dedicatory,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dedicatory.

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