rare

  • 31rare */*/*/ — UK [reə(r)] / US [rer] adjective Word forms rare : adjective rare comparative rarer superlative rarest 1) a) not happening very often In a rare moment of honesty, he told her what he had done. it is rare (for someone) to do something: It s… …

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  • 32rare — rare1 rareness, n. /rair/, adj., rarer, rarest. 1. coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon: a rare disease; His visits are rare occasions. 2. thinly distributed over an area; few and widely separated: Lighthouses are rare on that …

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  • 33rare — adj. 1) rare to + inf. (it s rare to see snow in September) 2) rare that + clause (it is rare that he gets home before dark) * * * [reə] rare that + clause (it is rare that he gets home before dark) rare to + inf. (it s rare to see snow in… …

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  • 34rare — I. /rɛə / (say rair) adjective (rarer, rarest) 1. coming or occurring far apart in space or time; unusual; uncommon: rare occasions; a rare smile; a rare disease. 2. few in number. 3. thinly distributed over an area, or few and widely separated:… …

  • 35Rare — Для улучшения этой статьи желательно?: Исправить статью согласно стилистическим правилам Википедии. Rare …

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  • 36rare — {{11}}rare (adj.1) unusual, early 15c., originally few in number and widely separated, from O.Fr. rere sparse (14c.), from L. rarus thinly sown, having a loose texture, from PIE *er , *ere to loose, split, separate (Cf. Skt. rte besides, except,… …

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  • 37rare — I [[t]rɛər[/t]] adj. rar•er, rar•est 1) occurring or found infrequently; markedly uncommon: a rare disease[/ex] 2) having the component parts loosely compacted; thin: rare gases[/ex] 3) unusually great 4) admirable; exemplary: She showed rare… …

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  • 38RARE — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.   Sigles d’une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres   Sigles de trois lettres > Sigles de quatre lettres …

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  • 39rare*/*/ — [reə] adj 1) not happening very often I am late only on rare occasions.[/ex] It s extremely rare for her to lose her temper.[/ex] 2) not often seen or found, and therefore valuable rare birds[/ex] He has a rare talent for managing people.[/ex] 3) …

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  • 40rare — 1. adj. (rarer, rarest) 1 seldom done or found or occurring, uncommon, unusual, few and far between. 2 exceptionally good (had a rare time). 3 of less than the usual density, with only loosely packed substance (the rare atmosphere of the mountain …

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