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dedicatory

[ded-i-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈdɛd ɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /




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Simon Wiesenthal came here in 1977 for a dedicatory ceremony.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 19, 2022

The volume is constructed identically to her first, with a dedicatory epistle followed by the translations and an original poem, “The necessitie and benefite of affliction.”

From The New Yorker Aug. 5, 2019

The Hayes, which will be renamed if and when a donor steps up to buy the rights, held a dedicatory lighting ceremony Monday morning.

From New York Times Feb. 5, 2018

Come at 6:30 p.m. and take a look at the newly dedicated Immanuel Chapel during its dedicatory year of celebration.

From Washington Post Mar. 25, 2016

Hence I believe that the Midas of the tomb must be distinguished from the Midas of the dedicatory offering.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Max Duncker




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