rare - English word #929

Translation

Not seen or happening very often; hard to find.

Word origin

From Old French rare, from Latin rarus, meaning thin or uncommon.

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"Rare" means the bird is not seen very often.

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Here "rare" means it does not happen often.

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Here "rare" means the book is special and hard to find.

few

A small number of things or people; not many.

special

Not like the others; better or more important than usual.

different

Not the same as someone or something else.

only

And no one or nothing more than this, just this.

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