Definition for rare - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	rare1 (rare) Pronunciation: /rɛː/ adjective (rarer, rarest) (of an event, situation, or condition) not occurring very often: a rare genetic disorder [with infinitive]: it’s rare to see a house so little altered (of a thing) not found in large numbers and so of interest or value: one of Britain’s rarest birds, the honey buzzard unusually good or remarkable: he plays with rare sensitivity Derivatives rareness noun Origin: late Middle English (in the sense 'widely spaced, infrequent'): from Latin rarus		Search results in the dictionary rare² rare bird rare gas rare earth (also rare earth element or rare earth metal) as rare or scarce as hen's teeth in hen rare earth metal in rare earth (also rare earth element or rare earth metal) More results » Nearby Words rapporteur rapprochement rapscallion rapt raptor raptorial rapture rapturous rara avis rare ¹ rare ² rare bird rare earth rare gas rarebit raree-show rarefaction rarefied rarefy