rare2
Syllabification: (rare)
Pronunciation: /re(ə)r/
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Definition of rare
adjective ( rarer, rarest)
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)
