précieux

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See also: precieux

French

Etymology

First attested in Old French as precïus[1]. Borrowed from Latin pretiōsus (“precious, of great value”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁe.sjø/
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  • Rhymes: -jø

Adjective

précieux (feminine précieuse, masculine plural précieux, feminine plural précieuses)

  1. precious

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Etymology and history of “précieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Further reading

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