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  • 1Precious Pupp — is an animated cartoon produced by Hanna Barbera and first broadcast as part of The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show on October 2, 1965.PlotThe cartoon featured a dog called Precious Pupp and his owner, Granny Sweet. Precious was a clever, yet non… …

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  • 2precious — pre|cious1 [ˈpreʃəs] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: precios, from Latin pretiosus, from pretium; PRICE1] 1.) something that is precious is valuable and important and should not be wasted or used without care precious… …

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  • 3precious — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French precios, from Latin pretiosus, from pretium price more at price Date: 13th century 1. of great value or high price < precious jewels > 2. highly esteemed or cherished < a precious friend > …

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  • 4Precious — Pre cious, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F. pr[ e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value. See {Price}.] 1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. The precious bane. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Of great value or worth;&#8230; …

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  • 5Precious metals — Precious Pre cious, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F. pr[ e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value. See {Price}.] 1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. The precious bane. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Of great value or&#8230; …

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  • 6Precious stones — Precious Pre cious, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F. pr[ e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value. See {Price}.] 1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. The precious bane. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Of great value or&#8230; …

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  • 7precious stones — Jewels, gems …

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  • 8PRECIOUS STONES AND JEWELRY — In the Bible Precious stones are mentioned in various contexts in the Bible, the most comprehensive list appearing in the description of the breastpiece worn by the high priest. The breastpiece was set with 12 precious stones arranged in four&#8230; …

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  • 9Precious metal — A precious metal is a rare metallic chemical element of high economic value. Chemically, the precious metals are less reactive than most elements, have high luster, are softer or more ductile, and have higher melting points than other metals.&#8230; …

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  • 10Jewels of The Nizams — The Jewels of the Nizams of Hyderabad state are the largest and richest collection of jewels in India. The jewels belong to the Nizams, considered among the wealthiest in the world at the time,weasel word ruled Hyderabad state from 18th century&#8230; …

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