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   rare

   /rɛː/

   adjective

   • 1. (of an event, situation, or condition) not occurring very often: "a rare genetic disorder" Similar infrequentfew and far betweenscarcesparsescatteredthin on the groundgoldenlike gold dustas scarce as hen's teethoccasionallimitedoddisolatedsporadicintermittentunaccustomedunwontedout of the commonOpposite commonfrequent
   • ▪ (of a thing) not found in large numbers and so of interest or value: "one of Britain's rarest birds, the honey buzzard" Similar unusualuncommonunfamiliarout of the ordinaryatypicalsingularremarkablerecherchéspecialpreciousOpposite ordinarycommonplace
   • ▪ unusually good or remarkable: "he plays with rare sensitivity" Similar exceptionaloutstandingunparalleledpeerlessmatchlessuniqueunequalledincomparableunrivalledinimitablebeyond comparebeyond comparisonwithout equalsecond to noneunsurpassedsurpassingexquisitesuperbconsummatesuperiorsuperlativefirst-classfirst-ratespecialchoiceexcellentvery fineinformal:A1stellartop-notchrare:unexampledOpposite commoneveryday

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘widely spaced, infrequent’): from Latin rarus.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rareness noun

   Scrabble Points: 4

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   • A

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   • English (US)

     RARE meaning: 1. not common or frequent; very unusual: 2....

   • Znaczenie Rare, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     rare definicja: 1. not common or frequent; very unusual: 2....

   • Rare: Russian Translation

     RARE translate: редкий , недожаренный, с кровью. Learn more...

   • Rare: Korean Translation

     RARE translate: 드문, 살짝 익힌. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Rare: Japanese Translation

     RARE translate: 希少な, 珍しい, レアな, （肉が）生焼けの, レアの, 珍（めずら）しい,...

   • Rare: Arabic Translation

     RARE translate: نادِر, غَيْر تام الطبْخ. Learn more in the...

   • Rare: Indonesian Translation

     RARE translate: langka, setengah matang. Learn more in the...

   • Rare: Catalan Translation

     rare translate: rar, poc comú, cru, poc fet. Learn more in...

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