(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:56:38

Ded"i*ca*to*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. d'edicatoire.]

Constituting or serving as a dedication; complimental.

"An epistle dedicatory."

Dryden.

 

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Ded"i*ca*to*ry, n.

Dedication.

[R.]

Milton.

 

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