1. Adjective
Early.
2. Adjective form
Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.
3. Adjective form
Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.
4. Adjective form
Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found.
5. Adjective form
Thinly scattered; dispersed.
6. Adjective form
Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations.
7. Adjective
marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; "what is so rare as a day in June" - J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of humor"; "she was kind to an uncommon degree"
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