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)

Positive
rare

Comparative
rarer

Superlative
rarest
  1. Very uncommon; scarce.
  2. (of cooking, particularly meats) Cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of beef).
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very uncommon
cooked very lightly

[edit] Etymology 2

Varinat of rear.

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Infinitive
to rare

Third person singular
rares

Simple past
rared

Past participle
rared

Present participle
raring

to rare (third-person singular simple present rares, present participle raring, simple past and past participle rared)

  1. (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.
  2. (US, transitive) To rear, bring up, raise.

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rare

  1. Definite of rar.
  2. Plural of rar.

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From Latin rarus

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rare (epicene, plural rares)

  1. rare

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rare

  1. rarely

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rare pl.

  1. Feminine form of raro.

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rare

  1. absolute definite natural masculine form of rar.
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