RARE meaning: 1. not common or frequent; very unusual: 2. someone or something unusual: 3.

Understanding the Context

(of meat) not cooked…. Learn more. If something is rare, it is not common, and is therefore interesting, valuable, or unusual. Meat that is rare is cooked very lightly so that the inside is still red.

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Definition of rare adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. RARE meaning: 1 : not common or usual not often done, seen, or happening; 2 : having only a few of its kind in existence