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Quick definitions from WordNet (rare)
▸ adjective: marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind ("What is so rare as a day in June-J.R.Lowell")
▸ adjective: having low density ("Rare gasses")
▸ adjective: not widely distributed ("Rare herbs")
▸ adjective: not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness ("A rare word")
▸ adjective: (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside ("Rare roast beef")
▸ adjective: recurring only at long intervals ("A rare appearance")
▸ Also see rarest
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▸ adjective: marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind ("What is so rare as a day in June-J.R.Lowell")
▸ adjective: having low density ("Rare gasses")
▸ adjective: not widely distributed ("Rare herbs")
▸ adjective: not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness ("A rare word")
▸ adjective: (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside ("Rare roast beef")
▸ adjective: recurring only at long intervals ("A rare appearance")
▸ Also see rarest
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to rare
▸ Usage examples for rare
▸ Idioms related to rare (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by rare
▸ Words that often appear near rare
▸ Rhymes of rare
▸ Invented words related to rare