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dedication

英/dˌɛdɪkˈeɪʃən/
美/ˌdɛdəˈkeɪʃən/
01n.

奉献, 献身, 献辞

complete and wholehearted fidelity; a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose; a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something