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Meaning of 'rare'
Meaning of 'rare' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Rare 
[ a.]
- Early. [ a.]2. Rare [ superl.]
- Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked;
underdone; as, rare beef or mutton. [ superl.]- Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.
- Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found.
- Thinly scattered; dispersed.
- Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations.
Meaning of 'rare' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. rare [ s]
[ s]Meaning (1):
- recurring only at long intervals
- recurring only at long intervals
Example in sentence:
- a rare appearance;
- total eclipses are rare events
Meaning (2):
- not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
- not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
Example in sentence:
- a rare word;
- rare books
Meaning (3):
- having low density
- having low density
Example in sentence:
- lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air;
- rare gasses
Meaning (4):
- not widely distributed
- not widely distributed
Example in sentence:
- rare herbs;
- rare patches of green in the desert
Meaning (5):
- (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside
- (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside
Example in sentence:
- rare roast beef
Meaning (6):
- marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
- marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
Example in sentence:
- a rare skill;
- an uncommon sense of humor;
- she was kind to an uncommon degree;
- what is so rare as a day in June
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