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Definition of preciosity noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

preciosity

noun

NAmE//ˌprɛʃiˈɑsət̮i//

, NAmE//ˌpresiˈɑsɪti//

[uncountable] (disapproving)

the quality of being precious synonym preciousness

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