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dedicatory

UK
/ˈdɛdɪkətəri/
US
/ˈdɛdɪkəˌtɔri/
dedicatorynoun
dedicatories
pl
UK
/ˈdɛd.ɪ.kə.t(ə)r.i/
US
/ˈdɛd.ɪˌkeɪ.tɔːr.i/
Translations
dédicaceTexte bref placé en tête d’une œuvre littéraire pour la dédier à quelqu’un.
The book opens with a brief dedicatory to the author’s parents.
Le livre s’ouvre sur une brève dédicace aux parents de l’auteur.
Additional translations
épître dédicatoireSens littéraire plus soutenu.
Definitions
A dedication, especially a short text at the beginning of a literary work dedicating it to someone; a dedicatory epistle.
The book opens with a brief dedicatory to the author’s parents.
Synonyms
inscription
epigraph
tribute
dedicatory inscription
dedication inscription
dedicatory address
dedication address
preface
dedication
dedicatoryadjective
more dedicatory
Comp.
most dedicatory
Super.
UK
/ˈdɛdɪkətəri/
US
/ˈdɛdɪkəˌtɔri/
Translations
The dedicatory plaque was unveiled during the ceremony to honor the founder of the institution.
La plaque dédicatoire a été dévoilée pendant la cérémonie en l’honneur du fondateur de l’institution.
Definitions
Intended to dedicate or serve as a dedication.
The dedicatory plaque was unveiled during the ceremony to honor the founder of the institution.
Synonyms
commemorative
sacrificial
tributary
honorary
devotional
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