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  • 11high — high1 W1S1 [haı] adj comparative higher superlative highest ↑high, ↑low ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from bottom to top)¦ 2¦(above ground)¦ 3¦(large number)¦ 4¦(good standard)¦ 5¦(containing a lot)¦ 6¦(rank/position)¦ …

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  • 12high — 1 /haI/ adjective MEASUREMENT/DISTANCE 1 FROM BOTTOM TO TOP something that is high measures a long distance from its bottom to its top: the highest mountain in Japan | a castle surrounded by high walls | 100 feet/30 metres etc high: a building 20 …

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  • 13esteem — [[t]ɪsti͟ːm[/t]] esteems, esteeming, esteemed 1) N UNCOUNT Esteem is the admiration and respect that you feel towards another person. [FORMAL] He is held in high esteem by colleagues in the construction industry... Their public esteem has never… …

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  • 14esteem — UK [ɪˈstiːm] / US [ɪˈstɪm] noun [uncountable] formal a feeling of admiration and respect for someone Teachers feel that they have fallen in public esteem in recent years. hold someone in high esteem: She has always been held in high esteem by… …

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  • 15esteem — 1. noun she was held in high esteem Syn: respect, admiration, acclaim, approbation, appreciation, favor, recognition, honor, reverence; estimation, regard, opinion 2. verb 1) such ceramics are highly esteemed Syn …

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  • 16esteem — 1. noun she was held in high esteem Syn: respect, admiration, acclaim, appreciation, recognition, honour, reverence, estimation, regard 2. verb such ceramics are highly esteemed Syn: respect, admire, value …

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  • 17Esteem Through Sport — is a constituted registered Charity, established in September 2004 and awarded charitable status April 2007. The organisation is made up of local sports personalities and local community activists. The goal which Esteem Through Sport aims to… …

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  • 18Esteem — Es*teem , n. [Cf. F. estime. See {Esteem}, v. t.] 1. Estimation; opinion of merit or value; hence, valuation; reckoning; price. [1913 Webster] Most dear in the esteem And poor in worth! Shak. [1913 Webster] I will deliver you, in ready coin, The… …

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  • 19Esteem — Es*teem , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Esteemed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Esteeming}.] [F. estimer, L. aestimare, aestumare, to value, estimate; perh. akin to Skr. ish to seek, strive, and E. ask. Cf. {Aim}, {Estimate}.] 1. To set a value on; to appreciate the… …

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  • 20High culture — is a term, now used in a number of different ways in academic discourse, whose most common meaning is the set of cultural products, mainly in the arts, held in the highest esteem by a culture, or denoting the culture of ruling social groups.… …

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