"rarer" meaning in English

See rarer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} rarer
  1. comparative form of rare: more rare Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: rare (extra: more rare)
    Sense id: en-rarer-en-adj-8o8Y5BhJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 35 9 9 9
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