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{
"term": "dedication",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the hard work and effort that somebody puts into an activity or a purpose because they think it is important",
"sensetop": "dedication to somebody/something",
"labels": "(approving)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "hard work and dedication"
},
{
"text": "I really admire Gina for her dedication to her family.",
"contextForm": "dedication to somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "It takes dedication to be successful in a sport."
},
{
"text": "Not everyone has the dedication and the talent to achieve this."
},
{
"text": "The job requires total dedication."
},
{
"text": "You will need dedication and determination to complete the course."
},
{
"text": "He paid tribute to the high level of dedication and professionalism of the staff."
},
{
"text": "There was no doubting Luke's dedication to the campaign."
}
],
"synonyms": "commitment",
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["complete", "total", "great"],
"verb + dedication": ["have", "demonstrate", "show"],
"preposition": ["dedication to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a ceremony that is held to show that a building or an object has a special purpose or is special to the memory of a particular person",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the dedication of a new city church"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the words that are used at the beginning of a book, piece of music, a performance, etc., or when receiving an award, to offer it to somebody as a sign of thanks or respect",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌdedɪˈkeɪʃn/",
"audio": "de/dedication/dedication__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌdedɪˈkeɪʃn/",
"audio": "de/dedication/dedication__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin dedicatio(n-), from dedicare ‘devote, consecrate’."
}