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Sentences 
rare
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁaʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed (in this form) from Latin rārus. Compare the inherited Old French rer, rere.
Related words
peu abondant
peu commun
peu nombreux
peu courant
peu ordinaire
un petit nombre
selten
raro
raro
zeldzaam
raro
rarus
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