Dear
a.- Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.
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Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price;
as, a .dear year - Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious.
- Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind; engaging the attention.
- Of agreeable things and interests.
- Of disagreeable things and antipathies.
n.
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A dear one; lover; sweetheart.
adv.
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Dearly; at a high price.
v. t.
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To endear.