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{
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"word": "common"
}
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"word": "in rare form"
},
{
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"word": "rare animal"
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"word": "rare as a four-leaf clover"
},
{
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"word": "rare as hen's teeth"
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"word": "rare as rocking horse shit"
},
{
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"word": "rare bird"
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"word": "rare earth"
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{
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"word": "rare-earth element"
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{
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"word": "rare earth element"
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{
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},
{
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"word": "rare earth metal"
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{
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"word": "rare groove"
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"word": "rare spring-sedge"
}
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"3": "rare"
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"name": "inh"
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"3": "rare"
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"expansion": "Old French rare",
"name": "der"
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"2": "la",
"3": "rārus",
"t": "loose, spaced apart, thin, infrequent"
},
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},
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"name": "cog"
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{
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},
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},
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},
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},
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}
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English rare, from Old French rare, rere (“rare, uncommon”), from Latin rārus (“loose, spaced apart, thin, infrequent”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“friable, thin”). Replaced native Middle English gesen (“rare, scarce”) (from Old English gǣsne), Middle English seld (“rare, uncommon”) (from Old English selden), and Middle English seldscene (“rare, rarely seen, infrequent”) (from Old English seldsēne).",
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{
"form": "rarer",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "rarest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
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}
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],
"word": "rareness"
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"word": "For the adverb (e.g. rarely) see Thesaurus:occasionally"
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{
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{
"word": "common"
},
{
"word": "frequent"
},
{
"word": "common"
}
],
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{
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{
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],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Black pearls are very rare and therefore very valuable.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3",
"text": "Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Technology: Augmentations Codex entry",
"text": "While many material components in Andromeda are familiar, we have also discovered rarer and more valuable materials; attributable to exposure to the Scourge, or mysterious alien technology.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"Very uncommon; scarce."
],
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[
"uncommon",
"uncommon"
],
[
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"scarce"
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},
{
"word": "selcouth"
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{
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{
"word": "selly"
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{
"word": "geason"
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{
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},
{
"word": "rare"
}
],
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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "rrallë"
},
{
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "nādir",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "نَادِر"
},
{
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"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "nādir",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "نادر"
},
{
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"code": "ajp",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "náder",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"tags": [
"South-Levantine-Arabic"
],
"word": "نادر"
},
{
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"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "raru"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "nadir"
},
{
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "seyrək"
},
{
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"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "hirək",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "һирәк"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "arraro"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "rédki",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "рэ́дкі"
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "rjádǎk",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "ря́дък"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "neobiknoven",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "необикновен"
},
{
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "rar"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xīshǎo",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "稀少"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xīshū",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "稀疏"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xīyǒu",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "稀有"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "罕見"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hǎnjiàn",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "罕见"
},
{
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "vzácný"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "řídký"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "sjælden"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "zeldzaam"
},
{
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "malofta"
},
{
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"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "rara"
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{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "haruldane"
},
{
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"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "erakordne"
},
{
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"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "sjáldsamur"
},
{
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"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "rárur"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "harvinainen"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "rare"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "peu commun"
},
{
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"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "râr"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "raro"
},
{
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "selten"
},
{
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "rar"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "spánios",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "σπάνιος"
},
{
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "spánios",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "σπάνιος"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "nadir",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "נדיר"
},
{
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"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "durlabh",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "दुर्लभ"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "nāyāb",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "नायाब"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "nādir",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "नादिर"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "kamyāb",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "कमयाब"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "aprāpya",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "अप्राप्य"
},
{
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "ritka"
},
{
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"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "rara"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "jarang"
},
{
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"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "langka"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "harva"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "annamh"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "raro"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mezurashii",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "珍しい"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ja",
"english": "mare na",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "稀な"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "deumulda",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "드물다"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "huigwihada",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "희귀(稀貴)하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "nayab",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "نایاب"
},
{
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rārus"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "rets"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "retas"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "redok",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "редок"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "jarang"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "nadir"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "onge"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "ongeonge"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "mokomokorea"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "mokorea"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "mōmōhanga"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "bídin hóyééʼ"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "rare"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "skjelden"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "requist"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "rar"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "rare"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "escàs"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "arrarit"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "cu",
"lang": "Church Slavic",
"roman": "rědŭkŭ",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "рѣдъкъ"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "selden"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "seldlic"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "kamyâb",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "کمیاب"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "nâyâb",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "نایاب"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šâzz",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "شاذ"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "rzadki"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "raro"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "rar"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "rar"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "rer"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rédkij",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "ре́дкий"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "virala",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "विरल"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "durlabha",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "दुर्लभ"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "raru"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "gann"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"word": "ainneamh"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "ре́дак"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "рије́дак"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "very uncommon",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "rédak"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
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"sense": "cooked very lightly",
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"sense": "cooked very lightly",
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{
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yīfēnshú",
"sense": "cooked very lightly",
"word": "一分熟"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "cooked very lightly",
"word": "krvavý"
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{
"code": "da",
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"sense": "cooked very lightly",
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{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "cooked very lightly",
"word": "halfrauw"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "cooked very lightly",
"word": "saignant"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "cooked very lightly",
"word": "sisältä raaka"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "cooked very lightly",
"word": "raaka"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "cooked very lightly",
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{
"code": "fr",
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"word": "saignant"
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{
"code": "de",
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"word": "blutig"
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{
"code": "he",
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"code": "he",
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"sense": "cooked very lightly",
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"word": "נִמְרָשׁ"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "cooked very lightly",
"word": "véres"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "cooked very lightly",
"word": "al sangue"
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{
"code": "ja",
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"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "cooked very lightly",
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "cooked very lightly",
"word": "tūāmata"
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{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "cooked very lightly",
"word": "tʼóó shichʼilígo"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "cooked very lightly",
"word": "krwisty"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "cooked very lightly",
"word": "mal passado"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "cooked very lightly",
"word": "în sânge"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "cooked very lightly",
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"word": "с кро́вью"
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"code": "ru",
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"code": "ru",
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{
"code": "es",
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"word": "crudo"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "cooked very lightly",
"word": "poco hecho"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "cooked very lightly",
"word": "blodig"
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"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "nisht-derbrotn",
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