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rare

Rare vs Rar - What's the difference?

rare | rar |


As an adjective rare

is cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense).

As a verb rare

is to rear, rise up, start backwards.

As an initialism RAR is

Roshal Archive, a proprietary data compression format.

Rare vs Sometime - What's the difference?

rare | sometime |


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between rare and sometime

is that rare is (obsolete) early while sometime is (obsolete) at a past time indefinitely referred to; once; formerly.

As adjectives the difference between rare and sometime

is that rare is (cooking|particularly meats) cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense) or rare can be very uncommon; scarce or rare can be (obsolete) early while sometime is former, erstwhile; at some previous time.

As a verb rare

is (us|intransitive) to rear, rise up, start backwards.

As an adverb sometime is

(us) at an unstated or indefinite time in the future.

Usual vs Rare - What's the difference?

usual | rare |


As adjectives the difference between usual and rare

is that usual is most commonly occurring while rare is (cooking|particularly meats) cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense) or rare can be very uncommon; scarce or rare can be (obsolete) early.

As a verb rare is

(us|intransitive) to rear, rise up, start backwards.

Little vs Rare - What's the difference?

little | rare |


As adjectives the difference between little and rare

is that little is small in size while rare is cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense).

As an adverb little

is not much.

As a determiner little

is not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).

As a proper noun Little

is {{surname}.

As a verb rare is

to rear, rise up, start backwards.

Aberrant vs Rare - What's the difference?

aberrant | rare | Related terms |

Aberrant is a related term of rare.


As adjectives the difference between aberrant and rare

is that aberrant is differing from the norm while rare is (cooking|particularly meats) cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense) or rare can be very uncommon; scarce or rare can be (obsolete) early.

As a noun aberrant

is a person or object that deviates from the rest of a group.

As a verb rare is

(us|intransitive) to rear, rise up, start backwards.

Unprecedented vs Rare - What's the difference?

unprecedented | rare | Related terms |

Unprecedented is a related term of rare.


As adjectives the difference between unprecedented and rare

is that unprecedented is never before seen or done, without precedent while rare is (cooking|particularly meats) cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense) or rare can be very uncommon; scarce or rare can be (obsolete) early.

As a verb rare is

(us|intransitive) to rear, rise up, start backwards.

Rare vs Impossible - What's the difference?

rare | impossible |


As adjectives the difference between rare and impossible

is that rare is cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense) while impossible is not possible; not able to be done or happen.

As a verb rare

is to rear, rise up, start backwards.

As a noun impossible is

{{cx|obsolete|lang=en}} an impossibility.

Atypical vs Rare - What's the difference?

atypical | rare | Related terms |


As adjectives the difference between atypical and rare

is that atypical is not conforming to the normal type while rare is cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense).

As a noun atypical

is an atypical antipsychotic.

As a verb rare is

to rear, rise up, start backwards.

Unorthodox vs Rare - What's the difference?

unorthodox | rare |


As adjectives the difference between unorthodox and rare

is that unorthodox is unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic while rare is (cooking|particularly meats) cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense) or rare can be very uncommon; scarce or rare can be (obsolete) early.

As a verb rare is

(us|intransitive) to rear, rise up, start backwards.

Different vs Rare - What's the difference?

different | rare | Related terms |

Different is a related term of rare.


As verbs the difference between different and rare

is that different is while rare is (us|intransitive) to rear, rise up, start backwards.

As an adjective rare is

(cooking|particularly meats) cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense) or rare can be very uncommon; scarce or rare can be (obsolete) early.

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