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  • 21precious — I UK [ˈpreʃəs] / US adjective ** 1) worth a lot of money a precious jewel historic houses with rare and precious contents a) loved or valued by someone a precious memory Her daughter is the most precious thing in the world to her. b) rare or very …

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  • 22Precious Images — Infobox Film name = Precious Images image size = caption = director = Chuck Workman producer = Chuck Workman writer = narrator = starring = music = cinematography = editing = Chuck Workman distributor = released = 1986 runtime = 8 minutes country …

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  • 23precious — adj. & adv. adj. 1 of great value or worth. 2 beloved; much prized (precious memories). 3 affectedly refined, esp. in language or manner. 4 colloq. often iron. a considerable (a precious lot you know about it). b expressing contempt or disdain… …

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  • 24precious metal — noun any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry • Hypernyms: ↑valuable • Hyponyms: ↑bullion, ↑gold, ↑silver * * * noun : any of the less common and highly valuable metals (as gold, silver …

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  • 25precious — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French precios, from Latin pretiosus, from pretium price more at price Date: 13th century 1. of great value or high price < precious jewels > 2. highly esteemed or cherished < a precious friend > …

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  • 26precious — pre•cious [[t]ˈprɛʃ əs[/t]] adj. 1) of high price or great value: precious metals[/ex] 2) highly esteemed for some nonmaterial quality: precious memories[/ex] 3) dear; beloved: a precious child[/ex] 4) jew designating a stone or crystal, esp. a&#8230; …

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  • 27Precious Cargo — ST episode name = Precious Cargo Trip escapes from kidnappers with an alien princess series = Enterprise ep num = 37 prod num = 211 date = December 11, 2002 writer =Rick Berman Brannon Braga Teleplay by: David A. Goodman director = David&#8230; …

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  • 28precious*/ — [ˈpreʃəs] adj I very valuable a precious jewel[/ex] Our freedom is the most precious thing we have.[/ex] II adv precious [ˈpreʃəs] precious little/few used for emphasizing how little there is of something[/ex] …

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  • 29precious — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ seem ▪ The people in his life seemed so precious to him now. ADVERB ▪ extremely …

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  • 30precious — /ˈprɛʃəs / (say preshuhs) adjective 1. of great price or value; valuable; costly: precious metals. 2. of great moral or spiritual worth. 3. dear or beloved. 4. egregious; arrant, or gross. 5. affectedly or excessively delicate, refined, or nice.&#8230; …