dedication plaque

Honoring inscription plate

A dedication plaque is a flat plate, typically metal or stone, mounted on a building, monument, or other structure to commemorate its founding, honor a person, or acknowledge donors: The dedication plaque listed the names of everyone who contributed to the new library wing.

Such plaques mark the formal opening of public works or memorialize those in whose name something was built.

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engraved · tribute · named after · unveiling · ribbon cutting · grand opening · ceremony · nameplate · marker · honor · building · cornerstone · donor · brass · mounted · wall · foundation · recognition

Opposites
commemorative purpose

dedication plaquetombstone

Memorial stone at grave

gravestone · headstone · warning sign · memorial marker · eviction notice

permanence and formality

dedication plaquesticky note

Adhesive-backed memo slip

handwritten note · graffiti · handshake · vandalism

visibility and honor

dedication plaquewall of shame

Display of disgraced names

public condemnation · damnatio memoriae · anonymous donation · blacklist

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G