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nearest and dearest

UK /ˈnɪəɹɪst(ə)n ˈdɪəɹɪst/US /ˈnɪɹɪst(ə)n ˈdɪɹɪst/

adjective 1
noun 1
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adjective1

Closest, most intimate.

noun[plural only]1

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One's closest and most intimate family members, friends, etc.
- [W]hile all mourned and honoured the dead, thou hast lived to merit our hate and execration—lived to unite thyself with the vile tyrant who murdered thy nearest and dearest— […] — 1819

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