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/ʁaʁ.mɑ̃/

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Translation

rarely, seldom

Word origin

From rare plus the adverbial suffix -ment, from Latin rarus ('thin, scattered, infrequent').

Origin
Latin
Root
rarus
English cognates
rare, rarely

Examples

week-end.

He rarely comes to see us at the weekend.

.

She rarely speaks about her past.

sortons .

We rarely go out during the week.

' .

That kind of mistake rarely happens with us.

.

You are rarely right on these questions.

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This word is part of lesson 57.