"pretious" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more pretious [comparative], most pretious [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin pretiōsus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|pretiōsus}} Latin pretiōsus Head templates: {{en-adj}} pretious (comparative more pretious, superlative most pretious)
  1. Obsolete form of precious. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: precious
    Sense id: en-pretious-en-adj-JHbVcMEL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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