Dictionary
dear
Meaning
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- High in price; expensive.
- Loved; lovable.
- Lovely; kind.
- Loving, affectionate, heartfelt
- Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
- A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
- A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.
- An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior or someone one dislikes.
- (obsolete) Noble.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪə/
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