/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.
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You are rarely right on these questions.
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