1. 
   dearly-won
   [adj] - entailing great loss or sacrifice
   Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=dearly-won
   
   
2. 
   dearly-won
   adjective entailing great loss or sacrifice; `a dearly-won victory`
   Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dearly-won
   
   

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