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nonprecious

adj

Etymology

From non- + precious.

  1. derived from pretiōsus — “of great value, costly, dear, precious”
  2. borrowed from precios — “valuable, costly, precious, beloved, also affected, finical”
  3. inherited from precious
  4. prefixed as nonprecious — “non + precious”

Definitions

  1. not precious, especially used to describe base metals such as lead, iron, copper etc.

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