Word of the Day
RARA – (RAYR-uh)
Rara Avis: a Latin phrase describing a rare or unique person or thing.
Common clues: ____ avis; Avis adjective; Uncommon, to Cassius
Crossword puzzle frequency: 3 times a year
News: Watch the skies for rare stellar sighting
From
the Latin Rara, rare + Avis, bird.
Examples
He was, after all, that rara avis, a Jewish Catholic priest with a wife and children. --Jeremy Sams, "Lorenzo the magnificent," Independent, May 16, 2000
"First of all," Arthur said, "Jack is that rara avis among Ivy League radicals, a birthright member of the proletariat." --Charles McCarry, Lucky Bastard
Rara avis. You'd have to go far and wide to find someone like that, especially in these times. --Andrew Holleran, In September, the Light Changes
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