| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  pr z |
| NOUN: | 1. Something offered or won as an award for superiority or victory, as in a contest or competition. 2. Something worth striving for; a highly desirable possession. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Offered or given as a prize: a prize cup. 2. Given a prize, or likely to win a prize: a prize cow. 3. Worthy of a prize; first-class: our prize azaleas. | | TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: prized, priz·ing, priz·es
1. To value highly; esteem or treasure. See synonyms at appreciate. 2. To estimate the worth of; evaluate. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Alteration of Middle English pris, value, price, reward. See price.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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