rarissima

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rārissima.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɛːˈɹɪ.sɪ.mə/, /ɹæˈɹɪ.sɪ.mə/

Noun

rarissima pl (plural only)

  1. Extremely rare books, manuscripts, or prints.
    • 1922, P. B. M. Allan, chapter I, in The Book-Hunter at Home, 2nd edition, London: Philip Allan & Co., page 14:
      Probably many of these incognita and rarissima perished in the great fire of London; others again met their fate solely through their own popularity, being ‘thumbed’ to pieces.

Italian

Adjective

rarissima

  1. feminine singular of rarissimo

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

rārissima

  1. inflection of rārissimus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

rārissimā

  1. ablative feminine singular of rārissimus