rarity
playSimple Definition of rarity
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: a person or thing that is not common or usual : a person or thing that is not seen or does not happen often
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: something that is valuable because there are few of its kind
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: the quality of being rare
Examples of rarity in a sentence
In most sports, athletes over the age of 50 are rarities.
Snow is a rarity in this part of the world.
He is selling most of his collection, keeping only the real rarities.
The rarity of the disease makes it difficult to diagnose.
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First Known Use of rarity
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RARITY Defined for Kids
rarity
playDefinition of rarity for Students
rarities
1 : the quality, state, or fact of being rare
2 : something that is uncommon
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