Dear and Great

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Dear

Dear adjective - Commanding a large price.
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Great and dear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Great" instead an adjective "Dear".
Nearby Words: dearly, deary, dearie

Great

Great adjective - Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.
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Dear and great are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dear" instead an adjective "Great".
Nearby Words: greatly, greatness

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  • In Tamora Pierce's Tortall Universe, there are many gods, some minor and some designated "great," but even the so-called Great Gods often have specific ethnic groups they hold dear.
    Source: Ethnic God
  • Creator / Harlan Ellison Ellison considers it nothing less than one of the great tragedies of his life that the film was never made, and his dear friend Isaac never got to see it.
    Source: Creator / Harlan Ellison
  • Creator / Laurel and Hardy This was perhaps a great part of their appeal: the actors themselves were dear friends, and it showed.
    Source: Creator / Laurel and Hardy
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