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Look up: rare

  1. RARE
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  2. rare
    Latin, meaning: thinly, rarely, uncommonly.
    Found on http://archives.nd.edu/rrr.htm

  3. rare
    A comparative term denoting a high degree of scarcity. Often modified adverbially, e.g., very rare or extremely rare; or modified by the use of figures, e.g., R4 or R7. There is no universally accepted scale of rarity.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/10143

  4. rare
    [adj] - having low density 2. [adj] - marked by an uncommon quality 3. [adj] - recurring only at long intervals 4. [adj] - (of meat) cooked a short time 5. [adj] - not widely known 6. [adj] - not widely distributed
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. rare
    helium,neon,krypton,xenon and radon Category: Chemistry • a magnet material of two types a)samarium cobalt,a class of rare earth magnet materials that are highly resistant to oxidation and have a higher magnetic strength and temperature resistance than alnico or ceramic materials,and b)n...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. Rare
    Rare (râr) adjective [ Confer Rather , Rath .] Early. [ Obsolete] « Rude mechanicals that rare and late Work in the market place.» Chapman.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/12

  7. Rare
    Rare adjective [ Compar. Rarer (râr'ẽr); superl. Rarest .] [ Confer Anglo-Saxon hrēr , or English rare early. √18.] Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoro...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/12

  8. Rare
    Rare adjective [ Compar. Rarer (râr'ẽr); superl. Rarest .] [ French, from Latin rarus thin, rare.] 1. Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a ra...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/12

  9. rare
    1. Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event. ... 2. Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found. 'Rare work, all filled with terror and delight.' (Cowley) 'Above the rest I judge one beauty rare.' (Dryden) ... 3. Thinly scattered; disper...
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  10. rare
    rarefied adjective having low density; `rare gasses`; `lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. rare
    uncommon 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`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. rare
    adjective not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness; `a rare word`; `rare books`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. rare
    adjective (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside; `rare roast beef`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  14. rare
    adjective recurring only at long intervals; `a rare appearance`; `total eclipses are rare events`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  15. rare
    adjective not widely distributed; `rare herbs`; `rare patches of green in the desert`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  16. Rare
    Rare is British slang for good, yes, a slang term of agreement.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  17. Rare
    Rare is British slang for good, yes, a slang term of agreement.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  18. Rare
    (band) `Rare` were a Northern Irish band in the 1990s from Derry. The line-up consisted of singer Mary Gallagher, Locky Morris, Seán Ó`Néill (aka John O`Neill, formerly of The Undertones and That Petrol Emotion) and David Whiteside. Morris and Ó`Néill were the main songwriter...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare

  19. Rare
    (Asia album) `Rare` is an instrumental album by the progressive rock band Asia. Tracks 1 to 16 were recorded in 1997 for the documentary "Salmon - Against The Tides" and 17 to 22 for an unreleased Sega video game. The only members of Asia to perform on this CD are John Payne ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare

  20. Rare
    (Serbian band) `Rare` are a Serbian alternative rock band from Belgrade. History : 2000s : The band, formed in 1998 by Mirko Luković (vocals), Nemanja Subotić (guitar), Branislav Radojković (bass) and Dario Janošević (drums), having won the Urban Demo festival in 2000, got ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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