rarissima

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin rārissima.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

rarissima pl (plural only)

  1. Extremely rare books, manuscripts, or prints.
    • 1922, P. B. M. Allan, chapter I, in The Book-Hunter at Home‎[1], 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[edit]

Adjective[edit]

rarissima

  1. feminine singular of rarissimo

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

rārissima

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

Adjective[edit]

rārissimā

  1. ablative feminine singular of rārissimus
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