| English noun: rarity | 
| 1. | rarity (attribute) noteworthy scarcity | 
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 | Synonyms | infrequency, rareness | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | scarceness, scarcity | 
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| 2. | rarity (attribute) a rarified quality | 
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 | Samples | The tenuity of the upper atmosphere. 
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 | Synonyms | low density, tenuity | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | denseness, density | 
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| 3. | rarity (artifact) something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | 
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 | Synonyms | curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | object, physical object | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | bric-a-brac, collectable, collectible, collector's item, knickknack, knickknackery, nicknack, piece de resistance, showpiece, whatnot | 
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