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单词 rariora
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rarioran.

Brit. /ˌrɛːrɪˈɔːrə/, /ˌrarɪˈɔːrə/, U.S. /ˌrɛriˈɔrə/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin rāriora, rārior.
Etymology: < classical Latin rāriora, neuter plural of rārior rarer < rārus rare adj.1 + -ior -ior suffix2. Compare earlier rarissime adj.
With plural agreement. Rare books.
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rare book1584
rariora1859
curiosa1883
rarissima1883
introuvable1963
1859 E. Edwards Mem. Libraries II. v. v. 405 Books of special rarity—‘Rariora’.
1863 Macmillan's Mag. 8 36 (heading) Rariora of old poetry.
1908 Daily Report 26 Aug. 8/3 Such books fetch far better prices in London and Paris than in New York, where the demand for such rariora is small.
1964 D. Cox in D. Daiches Idea of New University ix. 162 Where sufficient copies of not only European but of American rariora have been unavailable, microfacsimile has been called in.
2003 M. P. Starr Unknown God ix. 105 The collection of rariora, valued by their author at $17000, was stored by Jones at Detroit's Leonard Warehouses... He never saw one of the two cases again.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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