dedicatoria

dedication

noun deh-dee-kah-TOH-ryah Rare

Also means

inscription

Usage Note

Dedicatoria is specifically the handwritten or printed inscription in a book, album, or photograph — 'To my dear friend...' It is narrower than dedicación (dedication as commitment or devotion), which describes effort or devotion to a cause. Confusing the two is a common learner error: a book has a dedicatoria, but a doctor's commitment to patients is dedicación.

Examples

"El autor firmó el libro con una dedicatoria."

Natural Translation

The author signed the book with a dedication.

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