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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesextrêmement rare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɛk.stʁɛm.mɑ̃ ʁɛʁ/
"C'est un spécimen extrêmement rare."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Present or occurring in very small numbers; exceptionally uncommon or scarce.
"The museum acquired an extremely-rare manuscript dating back to the fourteenth century." - 2
Highly exceptional or unique in occurrence, distinguishing it from standard anomalies.
"Witnessing such a celestial alignment is an extremely-rare event in our lifetime."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'extreme' (from Middle English and Old French, ultimately from Latin 'extremus', meaning outermost) and 'rare' (from Latin 'rarior', meaning thin, sparse, or uncommon). The hyphenated compound form functions as a specialized modifier denoting a degree of scarcity far beyond the ordinary.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Extremely-rare" is said worldwide
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extrêmement rare
Transliteration: /ɛk.stʁɛm.mɑ̃ ʁɛʁ/
"C'est un spécimen extrêmement rare."
extrem selten
Transliteration: /ɛksˈtʁeːm ˈzɛltn̩/
"Das ist ein extrem seltenes Phänomen."
estremamente raro
Transliteration: /e.stre.maˈmen.te ˈra.ro/
"Questo uccello è estremamente raro."
extremadamente raro
Transliteration: /eks.tɾe.maˈðan.te ˈra.ɾo/
"Encontré una moneda extremadamente rara."
extremamente raro
Transliteration: /is.tɾe.mɐ̃ˈtʃi ˈʁa.ɾu/
"Essa planta é extremamente rara na natureza."
अत्यंत दुर्लभ
Transliteration: atyant durlabh
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह एक अत्यंत दुर्लभ हीरा है।"
极其罕见
Transliteration: jí qí hǎn jiàn
Script: 中文汉字
"这是一个极其罕见的病例。"
극히 드문
Transliteration: geuk-hi deum-un
Script: 한국어 한글
"그것은 극히 드문 기회입니다."
極めて稀な
Transliteration: kiwamate mare na
Script: 日本語
"それは極めて稀な発見です。"
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