dedicação

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin dēdicātiō (“dedication”), from dēdicō (“I dedicate”), from de- (“sway”) + dīcō (“I say”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-e- (“to show, point out”).

Pronunciation
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /de.ˌd͡ʒi.ka.ˈsɐ̃õ/
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: de‧di‧ca‧ção

Noun

dedicação f (plural dedicações)

  1. (uncountable) dedication (state of being dedicated)
  2. dedication (note prefixed to a work of art)

Synonyms
  • (state of being dedicated): devotamento, consagração
  • (note): dedicatória

Further reading
  • dedicação in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
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