treasure

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French tresor (“‘treasury’”), from Latin thesaurus (“‘treasure’”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thesauros), “‘treasure house’”).

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• Rhymes: -ɛʒə(r)

[edit] Noun

treasure (countable and uncountable; plural treasures)

1. (uncountable): A collection of valuable things.

   buried treasure.

2. (countable): Any single thing one values greatly.
3. (countable): A term of endearment.

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to treasure (third-person singular simple present treasures, present participle treasuring, simple past and past participle treasured)

1. To consider something or someone to be precious.

   Oh, this ring is beautiful! I’ll treasure it forever.

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• treasure chest
• treasure island
• treasury