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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Rarity \Rar"i*ty\ (r[a^]r"[i^]*t[y^]; 277), n.; pl. {Rarities}
(r[a^]r"[i^]*t[i^]z). [L. raritas: cf. F. raret['e]. See
{Rare}.]
1. The quality or state of being rare; rareness; thinness;
as, the rarity (contrasted with the density) of gases.
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2. That which is rare; an uncommon thing; a thing valued for
its scarcity.
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I saw three rarities of different kinds, which
pleased me more than any other shows in the place.
--Addison.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
rarity
n 1: noteworthy scarcity [syn: {rareness}, {infrequency}]
2: a rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere"
[syn: {tenuity}, {low density}]
3: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting [syn:
{curio}, {curiosity}, {oddity}, {oddment}, {peculiarity}]
From English-German Freedict dictionary [fd-eng-deu]:
rarity [rɛəritiː]
Rarität; Seltenheit
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