very+precious

  • 1A Very Precious Love — is a popular song.The music was written by Sammy Fain, the lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. The song was published in 1957.It was introduced in the movie Marjorie Morningstar and recorded by The Ames Brothers, by Doris Day, and by Bonnie Guitar.… …

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  • 2precious — 01. Water in many of the desert areas of Africa is a [precious] resource. 02. In the books The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings, the character Gollum often refers to the magic ring as my [precious]. 03. Every acre of land in El Salvador is… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 3precious — 1 adjective 1 precious memories or possessions are important to you because they are connected with people you like or events in your life: The doll is very precious to me because it was my mother s. 2 something that is precious is valuable and… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4Precious Stones in the Bible —     Precious Stones in the Bible     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Precious Stones in the Bible     Precious stones are stones remarkable for their colour, brilliancy, or rarity. Such stones have at all times been held in high esteem everywhere,… …

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  • 5Precious coral — Corallium rubrum Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …

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  • 6precious — [presh′əs] adj. [ME < OFr precios < L pretiosus < pretium, PRICE] 1. of great price or value; costly 2. of great desirability; held in high esteem [precious rights] 3. beloved; dear 4. very fastidious, overrefined, or affected, as in… …

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  • 7Precious — Pre cious, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F. pr[ e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value. See {Price}.] 1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. The precious bane. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Of great value or worth;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 8Precious metals — Precious Pre cious, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F. pr[ e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value. See {Price}.] 1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. The precious bane. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Of great value or… …

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  • 9Precious stones — Precious Pre cious, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F. pr[ e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value. See {Price}.] 1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. The precious bane. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Of great value or… …

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  • 10Precious metals refining — Precious metal refining is a superordinate term for the separation from noble metalliferous materials. The precious metals are won for example from used catalysts, electronics, ores or alloys. The refining is a very expensive and complex… …

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