rare

/reər/ adjective

Definition

UNUSUAL › very unusual: a rare disease/species [+ to do sth] It's very rare to see these birds in England.

MEAT › If meat is rare, it is still red because it has only been cooked for a short time: a rare steak

(Definition of rare adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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