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rare

1

[ rair ]

adjective

rarer, rarest.
  1. coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon: His visits are rare occasions.

    a rare disease;

    His visits are rare occasions.

    Synonyms: , ,

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  2. thinly distributed over an area; few and widely separated:

    Lighthouses are rare on that part of the coast.

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  3. having the component parts not closely compacted together; not dense: lightheaded from the rare mountain air.

    rare gases;

    lightheaded from the rare mountain air.

  4. unusually great:

    a rare display of courage.

  5. unusually excellent; admirable; fine:

    She showed rare tact in inviting them.

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rare

2

[ rair ]

adjective

rarer, rarest.
  1. (of meat) cooked just slightly:

    He likes his steak rare.

rare

3

[ rair ]

verb (used without object)

Older Use.
rared, raring.

rare

1

/ °ùɛə /

adjective

  1. not widely known; not frequently used or experienced; uncommon or unusual

    a rare word

  2. occurring seldom

    a rare appearance

  3. not widely distributed; not generally occurring

    a rare herb

  4. (of a gas, esp the atmosphere at high altitudes) having a low density; thin; rarefied
  5. uncommonly great; extreme

    kind to a rare degree

  6. exhibiting uncommon excellence; superlatively good or fine

    rare skill

  7. highly valued because of its uncommonness

    a rare prize

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rare

2

/ °ùɛə /

adjective

  1. (of meat, esp beef) very lightly cooked
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ù²¹°ù±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù²¹°ù±ðn±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rare1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English rar(e), rer(e) “light, airy, loose,†from Latin °ùÄå°ù³Ü²õ “loose, porous, wide apart, thin, infrequentâ€

Origin of rare2

First recorded in 1610–20; variant of earlier rear, Middle English rere, hrere, Old English ³ó°ùŧ°ù “(of eggs) lightly boiledâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rare1

C14: from Latin °ùÄå°ù³Ü²õ sparse

Origin of rare2

Old English ³ó°ùŧ°ù ; perhaps related to hreaw raw
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Each time she was told that some aspect of her luminal B breast cancer was rare, Munn said she learned that “rare is not a good thing.â€

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The cases have heightened concerns among public health officials about the spread of the rare, but deadly disease that attacks the lungs.

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Gordon and others took some paintings and a Renaissance-era Purim scroll from Villa Aurora but had to leave thousands of rare books and personal mementos behind.

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