rare
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adjrar·errar·est
Definition of RARE
: cooked so that the inside is still red <rare roast beef>
Origin of RARE
alteration of earlier rere, from Middle English, from Old English hrēre boiled lightly; akin to Old English hrēran to stir, Old High German hruoren
First Known Use: 1784
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