| Definitions of 'RARE' |
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1. (adj) rare
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
"a rare word"; "rare books"
2. (adj) rare
recurring only at long intervals
"a rare appearance"; "total eclipses are rare events"
3. (adj) rare
not widely distributed
"rare herbs"; "rare patches of green in the desert"
4. (adj) rare, rarefied, rarified
having low density
"rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"
5. (adj) rare, uncommon
marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
"what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of humor"; "she was kind to an uncommon degree"
6. (adj) rare
(of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside
"rare roast beef"
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| Definitions of 'RARE' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (adj) RARE
early
2. RARE
nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton
3. RARE
not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event
4. RARE
of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found
5. RARE
thinly scattered; dispersed
6. RARE
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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