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rarefied
[ rair-uh-fahyd ]
/ ˈrɛər əˌfaɪd /
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OTHER WORDS FROM rarefied
ul·tra·rar·e·fied, adjectiveun·rar·e·fied, adjectiveWords nearby rarefied
rare book, rare earth, rare-earth element, raree show, rarefaction, rarefied, rarefy, rare gas, rarely, rarely ever, rareripe
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British Dictionary definitions for rarefied
rarefied
/ (ˈrɛərɪˌfaɪd) /
adjective
exalted in nature or character; loftya rarefied spiritual existence
current within only a small group; esoteric or exclusive
(of a gas, esp the atmosphere at high altitudes) having a low density; thin
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