rare
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[edit] Etymology 1
Middle English rare from Latin rarus "loose, spaced apart, thin, infrequent". Replaced native Middle English gesen "rare, scarce" (from Old English gǣsne), Middle English seld "rare, uncommon" (from Old English selden), and Middle English seldsene "rare, rarely seen, infrequent" (from Old Norse sialdsēnn).
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rare (comparative rarer, superlative rarest)
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- Very uncommon; scarce.
- (of cooking, particularly meats) Cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of beef).
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- (very uncommon): scarce, uncommon
- (cooked very lightly): sanguinary
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very uncommon
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cooked very lightly
[edit] Etymology 2
Varinat of rear.
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to rare (third-person singular simple present rares, present participle raring, simple past and past participle rared)
- (US, intransitive) To rear, rise up, start backwards.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 328:
- Frank pretended to rare back as if bedazzled, shielding his eyes with a forearm.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 328:
- (US, transitive) To rear, bring up, raise.
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rare
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From Latin rarus
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- IPA: /rar/
- Audio (FR)help, file
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- rare
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rare
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rare pl.
- Feminine form of raro.
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rare
- absolute definite natural masculine form of rar.