Definition for rare - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	rare2 (rare) Pronunciation: /rɛː/ adjective (rarer, rarest) (of meat, especially beef) lightly cooked, so that the inside is still red: rare roast beef Stephen likes his steak rare Origin: late 18th century: variant of obsolete rear 'half-cooked' (used to refer to soft-boiled eggs, from the mid 17th to mid 19th centuries)		Search results in the dictionary rare¹ 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 » More words in this category bhuna casserole chafing dish collar cook cooking drawn butter harissa julienne kasha parch Parmentier potato salad ready-mixed smokehouse soup plate tea light tenderizer unskimmed Nearby Words 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 rarely