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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Dearboughtadjective

    Purchased at an high price.

    Etymology: dear and bought.

    O fleeting joys
    Of Paradise, dearbought with lasting woe. John Milton, Par. Lost.

    Such dearbought blessings happen ev’ry day,
    Because we know not for what things to pray. John Dryden, Fables.

    Forget not what my ransom cost,
    Nor let my dearbought soul be lost. Wentworth Dillon.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dearbought in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dearbought in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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