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Worthy of being regarded as a thing or person greatly valued or highly prized

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  • Its melodies, sweet, its drama gut-busting, Carmen is Bizet's most treasurable gift to the world.
  • Hitch-22 sparkles with funny stories, treasurable quotations, witty apercus and deft descriptions.
  • A sunburned nose may be a treasurable possession away from town, but back among the hosts of the city it is a different matter.
  • But as always with this city, like a sparky relationship between work colleagues, it's the little moments which infuriate but are also treasurable.
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