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(satellite adjective) not widely distributed; "rare herbs"; "rare patches of gree in the desert" |
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(satellite adjective) not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness; "a rare word"; "rare books" |
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(satellite adjective) (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside; "rare roast beef" |
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(satellite adjective) recurring only at long intervals; "a rare appearance"; "total eclipses are rare events" |
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(satellite 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; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of humor"; "she was kind to an uncommon degree" |
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Synonyms: uncommon |
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(satellite adjective) having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air" |
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Synonyms: rarefied, rarified |
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