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dearest

adj.
A2 Elementary US //ˈdɪɹəst// UK //dˈiəɹəst// dear·est

adj. the superlative form of dear, meaning loved the most or very expensive. You use it to describe your favorite person or something that costs a lot of money.

adj. the superlative degree of dear; expressing the highest degree of affection or cost. Used attributively before nouns or predicatively after linking verbs.


SIMPLE

She is my dearest friend in the world.

CONTEXTUAL

He saved his dearest memories in a small leather journal kept on the bedside table.

COMPLEX

The dearest treasures of the ancient civilization were not gold or jewels, but the clay tablets containing the first written laws.

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