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The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
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The Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world.
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The degree of importance given to something.
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The value of my children's happiness is second only to that of my wife.
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That which is valued or highly esteemed, such as one's morals, morality, or belief system.
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He does not share his parents' values.
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The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else.
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The relative duration of a musical note.
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The value of a crotchet is twice that of a quaver.
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The relative darkness or lightness of a color in (a specific area of) a painting etc.
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Any definite numerical quantity or other mathematical object, determined by being measured, computed, or otherwise defined.
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The exact value of pi cannot be represented in decimal notation.
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Precise meaning; import.
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the value of a word; the value of a legal instrument
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(in the plural) The valuable ingredients to be obtained by treating a mass or compound; specifically, the precious metals contained in rock, gravel, etc.
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The vein carries good values.
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Esteem; regard.
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Valour; also spelled valew.