[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dear \dear\ d=er, a. compar. dearer d=er"~er;
   superl. dearest d=er"e^st. oe. dere, deore, as.
   de'ore; akin to os. diuri, d. duur, ohg. tiuri, g. theuer,
   teuer, icel. d=yrr, dan.  sw. dyr. cf. darling,
   dearth.
   1. bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.
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            the cheapest of us is ten groats too dear. --shak.
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   2. marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price;
      as, a dear year.
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   3. highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious. "hear
      me, dear lady." --shak.
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            neither count i my life dear unto myself. --acts xx.
                                                  24.
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            and the last joy was dearer than the rest. --pope.
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            dear as remember'd kisses after death. --tennyson.
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   4. hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind;
      engaging the attention.
      a of agreeable things and interests.
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                i'll leave you to attend him: some dear cause
                will in concealment wrap me up awhile. --shak.
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                his dearest wish was to escape from the bustle
                and glitter of whitehall.         --macaulay.
      b of disagreeable things and antipathies.
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                in our dear peril.                --shak.
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                would i had met my dearest foe in heaven
                or ever i had seen that day.      --shak.
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see also:
dearer dearest darling dearth 

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Microsoft Word - #793 - Nearer and Dearer.doc
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Country News - McPherson Media Group
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http://www.countrynews.com.au/story.asp?TakeNo=200407123817263, score=76, date indexed=January 10, 2006, 4:04 pm

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