"precius" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Old French]

Forms: preciuse [feminine]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pretiōsus, from pretium (“worth; value”). Etymology templates: {{bor|fro|la|pretiōsus}} Latin pretiōsus Head templates: {{head|fro|adjective|feminine|preciuse|||||||g=m|head=|var=}} precius m (feminine preciuse), {{fro-adj}} precius m (feminine preciuse)
  1. precious (of great value) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-precius-fro-adj-s4Y74zX4 Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        }
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      "word": "precieux"
    }
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      ]
    }
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        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
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  "lang": "Old French",
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  "pos": "adj",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Who will guard my precious sheets?",
          "text": "1268, La Lumere as Lais ed. Glynn Hesketh, 3 vols. ANTS 54-5 (1996), 56-7 (1998), 58 (2000).\nKi guarderat mes dras precius?",
          "translation": "Who will guard my precious sheets?",
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      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
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      "word": "precieux"
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  ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "fro-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "Old French lemmas",
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        {
          "english": "Who will guard my precious sheets?",
          "text": "1268, La Lumere as Lais ed. Glynn Hesketh, 3 vols. ANTS 54-5 (1996), 56-7 (1998), 58 (2000).\nKi guarderat mes dras precius?",
          "translation": "Who will guard my precious sheets?",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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