RARE
\ɹˈe͡ə], \ɹˈeə], \ɹ_ˈeə]\
Definitions of RARE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness; "a rare word"; "rare books"
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recurring only at long intervals; "a rare appearance"; "total eclipses are rare events"
By Princeton University
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not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness; "a rare word"; "rare books"
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recurring only at long intervals; "a rare appearance"; "total eclipses are rare events"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.
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Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.
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Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found.
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Thinly scattered; dispersed.
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Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations.
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Rareness.
By Oddity Software
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Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.
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Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.
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Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found.
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Thinly scattered; dispersed.
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Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations.
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Rareness.
By Noah Webster.
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Rareness.
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Scarce; uncommon; as, a rare plant; seldom happening; unusual; as, a rare occasion; excellent; choice; precious; as rare old lace; thin; not dense; as, the rare air at the mountain top; not well cooked; almost raw; as, rare beefsteak.
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Rarer.
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Rarest.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Rareness.
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(comp. RARER, superl. RAREST), Thin: of a loose texture: not dense: uncommon: excellent: extraordinary.
By Daniel Lyons
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Rareness.
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Infrequent; exceptionally valuable; choice.
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Rarefied; thin.
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Not thoroughly cooked; said especially of beef.
By James Champlin Fernald
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