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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Library in Itself

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Dear

Dear (dear)
a.(d***emacr]r)
Dear
[Compar. Dearer (-1913 webster dictionaryr); superl. Dearest (-1913 webster dictionaryst).] [OE. dere, deore, AS. deóre; akin to OS. diuri, D. duur, OHG. tiuri, G. <
  1. Bearing a high price] high-priced; costly; expensive.

    The cheapest of us is ten groats too dear. Shak.

  2. Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear year.
  3. Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious.
    "Hear me, dear lady." Shak.

    Neither count I my life dear unto myself. Acts xx. 24.

    And the last joy was dearer than the rest. Pope.

    Dear as remember'd kisses after death. Tennyson.

  4. Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind; engaging the attention.
    (a)

Dear

Dear (dear)
n.
Dear
  1. A dear one; lover; sweetheart.

    That kiss I carried from thee, dear. Shak.

Dear

Dear (dear)
adv.
Dear
  1. Dearly; at a high price.

    If thou attempt it, it will cost thee dear. Shak.

Dear

Dear (dear)
v. t.
Dear
  1. To endear.
    [Obs.] Shelton.












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