dedication

noun

1.
complete and wholehearted fidelity
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2.
a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose
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3.
a message that makes a pledge
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4.
a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
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5.
the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
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