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dedication

ded.i.ca.tion \.ded-i-'ka--sh*n\ \'ded-i-.ka-t-iv, -k*t-\ 
   \'ded-i-k*-.to-r-e-, -.to.r-\ n 1: an act or rite of dedicating to a divine 
   being or to a sacred use  2: a setting aside for a particular purpose  3: a 
   name and often a message prefixed to a literary, musical, or artistic  
   production in tribute to a person or cause 4: self-sacrificing devotion  - 
   ded.i.ca.tive aj