dedication Copy link Outline 1. dēdĭcātio2. nuncŭpātio (only of a book) • dedication: 1. dēdĭcātio: d. of a temple, aedis d., Liv.: Suet. (Not dicatio in this sense.) 2. nuncŭpātio (only of a book): Plin. (For the difference between dedico and consecro, v. to dedicate.)