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   rare

   /rɛː/

   adjective

   • 1. (of an event, situation, or condition) not occurring very often: "a rare genetic disorder" Similar infrequentfew and far betweenscarcesparsescatteredthin on the groundgoldenlike gold dustas scarce as hen's teethoccasionallimitedoddisolatedsporadicintermittentunaccustomedunwontedout of the commonOpposite commonfrequent
   • ▪ (of a thing) not found in large numbers and so of interest or value: "one of Britain's rarest birds, the honey buzzard" Similar unusualuncommonunfamiliarout of the ordinaryatypicalsingularremarkablerecherchéspecialpreciousOpposite ordinarycommonplace
   • ▪ unusually good or remarkable: "he plays with rare sensitivity" Similar exceptionaloutstandingunparalleledpeerlessmatchlessuniqueunequalledincomparableunrivalledinimitablebeyond comparebeyond comparisonwithout equalsecond to noneunsurpassedsurpassingexquisitesuperbconsummatesuperiorsuperlativefirst-classfirst-ratespecialchoiceexcellentvery fineinformal:A1stellartop-notchrare:unexampledOpposite commoneveryday

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘widely spaced, infrequent’): from Latin rarus.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rareness noun

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   What is the difference between rare and rare?

   • ‘Rare’ means unique. It indicates that the frequency of something happening or existing is less. For instance, A rare virus was suspected. Rare items are always few, which leads to high cost! For instance, Purple carrots are rare. On the other hand, ‘scarce’ means insufficient or meagre. It shows that the quantity of something is less.

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   What are rare earth elements?

   • rare-earth element, any member of the group of chemical elements consisting of three elements in Group 3 ( scandium [Sc], yttrium [Y], and lanthanum [La]) and the first extended row of elements below the main body of the periodic table ( cerium [Ce] through lutetium [Lu]).

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   • Technically, no! Both ‘rare’ and ‘scarce’ are adjectives that mean ‘something is less or hard to come by’. But they have a subtle difference in their meanings. Let’s dive in to learn this difference. ‘Rare’ means unique. It indicates that the frequency of something happening or existing is less. For instance, A rare virus was suspected.

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