Meaning & use
Rarities
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Things that are valuable or interesting because they are uncommon or seldom found.
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The museum's collection includes several rarities from the ancient world.
Coin collectors pay high prices for genuine rarities.
A note on using this word
The singular form "rarity" can mean either an uncommon object or the quality of being uncommon; "rarities" usually refers to the objects themselves.
Words with a similar meaning
curiositiestreasuresscarcities
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Words with an opposite meaning
commonplaces
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