Meaning
Worth a lot of money, or loved very much.
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Word origin
From Old French precios, from Latin pretiosus meaning of great worth, from pretium meaning price.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pretiosus
- English cognates
- price, praise
Examples
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Here "precious" means worth a lot of money.
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Here "precious" means loved, not expensive.
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"Precious" can describe time that you do not want to waste.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 21, lesson 12: precious, quality, snap and 6 more words.