Heirloom
Heirloom noun - Something that has been in a family for generations.
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Precious
Precious adjective - Commanding a large price.
Heirloom and precious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heirloom" instead an adjective "Precious".
Nearby Words: preciously, preciosity
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In The Hobbit, Thorin Oakenshield covets the Arkenstone, or "Heart of the Mountain", a unique precious gem and family heirloom that is lost amongst the treasure hoarded by the dragon Smaug.
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Then she spent several months being bullied by some girls at school, culminating in them destroying a precious family heirloom and beating her unconscious.
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During the wedding, a precious Suminawa heirloom urn is to be handed over to Goemon to symbolize him joining the family.
Source: Anime / The Fuma Conspiracy
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