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semirare

adj

Etymology

From semi- + rare.

  1. derived from *h₁reh₁-✻ — “friable, thin”
  2. derived from rārus — “loose, spaced apart, thin, infrequent”
  3. derived from rare
  4. inherited from rare
  5. prefixed as semirare — “semi + rare”

Definitions

  1. Somewhat rare.

    • Tin is a semirare metal.

The neighborhood

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