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rare

 
 
/reər/ adjective

Translation

UNUSUAL very unusual
nadir, az bulunur, nadide
a rare disease/species [+ to do sth] It's very rare to see these birds in England.1781
MEAT If meat is rare, it is still red because it has only been cooked for a short time.
az pişmiş
a rare steak898
(Definition of rare adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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