altvalora

Esperanto

Etymology

alta (“high”) +‎ valoro (“value”) +‎ a (“adjectival suffix”).

Adjective

altvalora (accusative singular altvaloran, plural altvaloraj, accusative plural altvalorajn)

  1. valuable, precious, of great value
    altvalora ŝtono / kunlaboro / bileto
    a precious stone / valuable collaboration / a high-denomination note/bill
    • Vladimír Váňa (translator), Aventuroj de la Brava Soldato Švejk dum la Mondmilito (The Good Soldier Švejk), by Jaroslav Hašek, Part 3, Chapter 2,
      “Obee mi raportas, sinjoro leǔtenanto,” diris Švejk,“ke ni iom trejnas, por ke ni ne forgesu soldatekzercaĵojn kaj superflue ne maldiligentaĉu dum la altvalora tempo.”
      ‘Humbly report, sir,’ said Švejk, ‘we are practising a little so that we shouldn’t forget our drill and waste precious time.’ (Cecil Parrott translation, Heinemann, 1973)
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