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| rare [ rer ] (comparative rar·er, superlative rar·est) |
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1. infrequent or unusual: not happening or found often
  It's rare for them to miss a meeting.
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2. valuable: particularly interesting or valuable, especially to collectors or scholars, because only a few exist
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3. great: unusually great or excellent
a rare gift for languages
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4. containing little oxygen: thin in density and containing so little oxygen that breathing is difficult
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| [15th century. < Latin rarus "having a loose texture, scarce"] |
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| rare·ness noun |
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