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  • 1precious — 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… …

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  • 2precious — [[t]pre̱ʃəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you say that something such as a resource is precious, you mean that it is valuable and should not be wasted or used badly. After four months in foreign parts, every hour at home was precious... A family break… …

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  • 3possession — pos|ses|sion W3 [pəˈzeʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(having something)¦ 2¦(something you own)¦ 3¦(crime)¦ 4¦(sport)¦ 5¦(country)¦ 6¦(evil spirits)¦ 7 in (full) possession of your faculties/senses 8 possession is nine tenths of the law ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) …

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  • 4precious — adjective 1) precious works of art Syn: valuable, costly, expensive; invaluable, priceless, beyond price 2) her most precious possession Syn: valued, cherished, treasured, prized, favorite …

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  • 5precious — adjective 1) precious works of art Syn: valuable, costly, expensive, invaluable, priceless 2) her most precious possession Syn: valued, cherished, treasured, prized, favourite, dear …

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  • 6Precious (Boukenger) — nihongo|Precious|プレシャス|Pureshasu are fictional artifacts that are the focus for each Task (episode) of the Japanese tokusatsu series GoGo Sentai Boukenger . For an artifact to be considered a Precious, it must be physically or technologically… …

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  • 7possession */*/ — UK [pəˈzeʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms possession : singular possession plural possessions 1) [countable, usually plural] something that you own Their family home and possessions were destroyed in the fire. all your worldly possessions (=… …

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  • 8possession — noun 1 having/owning sth ADJECTIVE ▪ exclusive, sole ▪ They had exclusive possession of the property as tenants. ▪ illegal, unlawful (esp. BrE) (both law) ▪ …

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  • 9precious — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ seem ▪ The people in his life seemed so precious to him now. ADVERB ▪ extremely …

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  • 10Feast of the Most Precious Blood — The Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ was a feast included in the General Roman Calendar from 1849 to 1969. Contents 1 History 2 Significance 3 Prayer 4 References …

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