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rare - adjective

  • not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
  • recurring only at long intervals
  • not widely distributed
  • having low density
  • marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
  • (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside

rare - thesaurus

rarefied rarified uncommon

View spelling list are words and learn about the word rare in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 12. Spelling choices for /air/ sound: air, are, ear.

Scrabble score for rare

r is 1 a is 1 r is 1 e is 1 Scrabble score = 4

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