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PRONUNCIATION OF DEDICATORY

dedicatory  [ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEDICATORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dedicatory is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DEDICATORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dedicatory in the English dictionary

The definition of dedicatory in the dictionary is of or relating to a dedication of a book, piece of music, etc, to a person or thing. Other definition of dedicatory is of or relating to the dedicating of something, such as a church.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEDICATORY


adjudicatory
əˌdʒuːdɪˈkeɪtərɪ
advocatory
ˌædvəˈkeɪtərɪ
certificatory
səˈtɪfɪˌkeɪtərɪ
classificatory
ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪtərɪ
communicatory
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪtərɪ
edificatory
ˌedɪfɪˈkeɪtərɪ
imprecatory
ˈɪmprɪˌkeɪtərɪ
inculcatory
ˌɪnkʌlˈkeɪtərɪ
justificatory
ˈdʒʌstɪfɪˌkeɪtərɪ
manducatory
ˌmændjʊˈkeɪtərɪ
modificatory
ˈmɒdɪfɪˌkeɪtərɪ
obfuscatory
ˌɒbfəsˈkeɪtərɪ
pacificatory
ˈpæsɪfɪˌkeɪtərɪ
placatory
pləˈkeɪtərɪ
predicatory
ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪtərɪ
purificatory
ˈpjʊərɪfɪˌkeɪtərɪ
supplicatory
ˈsʌplɪˌkeɪtərɪ
testificatory
ˌtestɪfɪˈkeɪtərɪ
verificatory
ˈvɛrɪfɪˌkeɪtərɪ
vindicatory
ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪtərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEDICATORY

dedicant
dedicate
dedicated
dedicatedly
dedicatee
dedication
dedicational
dedicative
dedicator
dedicatorial
dedifferentiate
dedifferentiation
dedimus
dedramatise
dedramatize
deduce
deducement
deducibility
deducible
deducibleness

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEDICATORY

ambulatory
anti-inflammatory
circulatory
conservatory
defamatory
derogatory
directory
discriminatory
explanatory
exploratory
inflammatory
laboratory
mandatory
obligatory
observatory
oscillatory
participatory
predatory
preparatory
regulatory
respiratory

Synonyms and antonyms of dedicatory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dedicatory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEDICATORY

Find out the translation of dedicatory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dedicatory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dedicatory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

奉献
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dedicatoria
570 millions of speakers

English

dedicatory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dedicatory
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تكريسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

посвятительная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dedicatória
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dedicatory
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dédicatoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dedikasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Weihungs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

奉納の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

헌납
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dedicatory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

để đề tặng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அர்ப்பணங்களிலோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समर्पण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ithaf olarak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dedicatoria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dedykacyjny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

присвятний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dedicare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναθηματικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

as opdrag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dedicatory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

innvielses
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dedicatory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEDICATORY»

The term «dedicatory» is regularly used and occupies the 65.839 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEDICATORY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dedicatory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEDICATORY»

Discover the use of dedicatory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dedicatory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Great Dedicatory Inscription of Ramesses II: A ...
Studying Ramesses IIa (TM)s Dedicatory Inscription in detail allows one to connect it with the development of the Solar-Osirian theology postdating the Amarna Period of Egypt.
Anthony John Spalinger, 2009
2
Dedicatory Inscriptions and Donor Portraits in ...
This volume catalogues the dedicatory inscriptions (45) and the other portraits (10) with full descriptions, illustrations and transcriptions, setting them in context with an introductory discussion.
Sophia Kalopissi-Verti, 1992
3
Paul Clifford. By the author of Pelham, etc. (Second ...
DEDICATORY. EPISTLE,. #ass s.saaas , ,Eso. Sous years ago, my dear friend, when you and I had more of the poetry of life at our hearts than, I fear, is left to either of us now, 1 inscribed with your name a certain slender volume of Poems,  ...
Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, E. L. B., Paul Clifford, 1833
4
Dedicatory and Opening Ceremonies of the World's Columbian ...
Address.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 265 Columbian Oration—Cniun- ' cey M. Depew . . . . . . 177 Commemoration Ode . . . . . . .. 118 Dedicatory Address—Levi P. Morton . . . . . . . . . . . .. 161 Dedicatory Ceremonies. The 133 Dedicatory Oration—Hon.
World's Columbian Exposition, 1893
5
Inscriptions: The Dedicatory Monuments
This is the last of five volumes presenting inscriptions discovered in the Athenian Agora between 1931 and 1967.
Daniel J. Geagan, 2011
6
Dedicatory Exercises of the New Building of Rush Medical ...
Introductory Lecture to the Thirty-fourth Annual Session, October 4th, 1876. With an Appendix, Containing a Historical Sketch of the College; Proceedings at the Laying of the Corner-stone, Nov. 20th, 1875, Etc., Etc., Etc Rush Medical College.
Rush Medical College, 1876
7
Dedicatory Exercises of the New High School Building, ...
Romeo High School (Romeo, Mich.) •:•The Romeo High School. •:• DEDICATORY EXERCISES I^ew ^igh School Building, SEPTEMBER 4th, 1BB5; CONSISTING or An Address, by Rev. W. H. Shier; A Historical Sketch, by Dwight N. Lowell, ...
Romeo High School (Romeo, Mich.), 1885
8
A Journey to Palmyra: Collected Essays to Remember Delbert ...
PAT 1569 n.d. (Dedicatory) 142, n35 PAT 1584 AD 70 (Dedicatory) 22 PAT 1594 (see PAT 1179) PAT 1608 AD 143) (Dedicatory) 19; 120 PAT 1614 AD 131 ( Foundation; Cession) 90, n3 PAT 1619 AD 175 (Dedicatory) 330 PAT 1625 AD 213 ...
Delbert R. Hillers, Eleonora Cussini, 2005
9
Swinburne Replies: Notes on Poems and Reviews, Under the ...
Preface. During the centenary of Notes on Poems and Reviews (1866), a new edition of it and of Under the Microscope (1872) and the Dedicatory Epistle (1904 ) seems timely. These are Swinburne's systematic replies to his critics. Containing ...
Algernon Charles Swinburne, Clyde Kenneth Hyder, 1966
10
Dedicatory exercises at the opening of the new building of ...
Chamber of Commerce and Merchants' Exchange (Cincinnati, Ohio). the heartiest and most joyful congratulations on the great development which your city and its environs have shown in the last fifty years, and to which at your celebration ...
Chamber of Commerce and Merchants' Exchange (Cincinnati, Ohio), 1889

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEDICATORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dedicatory is used in the context of the following news items.
1
History of nursing celebrated at Saffron Walden hospital
Staff nurses created a stall for the day which was covered in archival material and old photographs, as well as a dedicatory piece to social ... «Saffron Walden Reporter, Jul 15»
2
New mosaics discovered in synagogue excavations in Galilee
... well as the rest of a mosaic immediately adjacent to it, which is connected with a Hebrew dedicatory inscription that was uncovered in 2012. «Durham Herald Sun, Jul 15»
3
Rouse - Swanson Wedding
Jonge Tate of Bedford led the couple and their parents in a dedicatory prayer. A dinner reception at West Manor Estate in Forest, Va., followed ... «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»
4
Local residents react to Boyd K. Packer's passing
Packer said his uncle's groundbreaking prayer and his dedicatory prayer of the Brigham City LDS temple set a legacy for the Brigham City area. «Standard-Examiner, Jul 15»
5
'A beautiful day' in Haiti: Early converts reflect on church growth …
Elder Monson then started the dedicatory prayer. With heads bowed in reverence, the future president of the church testified that the Lord had ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»
6
Pitchmen for Piety: Disneyland and the Invention of Christian America
Disney then strode to the microphone to read the inscription from the dedicatory plaque: “Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts ... «Utne Reader Online, Jul 15»
7
UNC team discovers 'stunning' mosiacs at ancient site in Israel
... well as the rest of a mosaic immediately adjacent to it, which is connected with a Hebrew dedicatory inscription that was uncovered in 2012. «WNCN, Jul 15»
8
Salvation Knoll trails and signs are dedicated
President Michael Redd, of the Blanding Stake of the Church of Jesus Chris of Latter-Day Saints, offered the dedicatory prayer. Speakers at the ... «San Juan Record, Jul 15»
9
Digging deeper holes: 20 years as an archaeologist in Cyprus
A surviving marble dedicatory inscription of this era acknowledges the Roman emperors Antonius Pius and Marcus Aurelius for supporting the ... «The Conversation AU, Jun 15»
10
Brogan-Kingery Wedding
Jonge Tate of Bedford led the couple and their parents in a dedicatory prayer. A dinner reception at West Manor Estate in Forest, Va., followed ... «Roanoke Times, Jun 15»

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