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   rarity

   /ˈrɛːrɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the state or quality of being rare: "the rarity of the condition" Similar infrequencyrarenessunusualnessuncommonnesssingularityuniquenessscarcityscarcenesssparseness
   • ▪ a rare thing, especially one having particular value: "to take the morning off was a rarity" Similar collector's itemrare person/thingrare birdmarvelwondernonpareilone of a kindfindconversation piececuriosityoddityanomalyfreakoutlieredge caserara avisinformal:one-offoner

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin raritas, from rarus ‘far apart, infrequently found’ (see rare1).

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