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   Ra·ra a·vis

   /ˌrärə ˈāvəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. another term for rare bird

   Word Origin Latin, with reference to Juvenal's Satires, vi.165.

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   Where did rara avis come from?

   • The expression comes from the Roman satirist Juvenal (ad c .60–130), ‘ Rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cycno [A rare bird on this earth, like nothing so much as a black swan].’ From: rara avis in The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable » Latin phrase meaning literally a ‘rare bird’; a phenomenon, a prodigy.

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   • Rara Avis brand was founded in 2011 — for brave and extraordinary personalities. We produce dresses and lingerie, shoes and accessories. Among the released collections are “Sun Rays”, “Shine Bright”, "Wild Soul", "Floral Paradise", "Luxury Collection", "Wedding Bloom".

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   What does 'rara avis terris nigroque simillima cycno' mean?

   • Latin phrase meaning literally a ‘rare bird’; a phenomenon, a prodigy. The expression comes from the Roman satirist Juvenal (ad c .60–130), ‘ Rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cycno [A rare bird on this earth, like nothing so much as a black swan].’ From: rara avis in The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable »

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   What does rarae Aves mean?

   • The term is a quotation from Satire VI (written late 1st century – early 2nd century B.C.E.) of the Roman poet Juvenal: “ Rara avis in terris, nigroque simillima cygno [a bird as rare upon the earth as a black swan]!”. The plural form rarae aves is a learned borrowing from Latin rārae avēs .

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   The meaning of RARA AVIS is someone or something that is rare : rarity. How to use rara avis in a sentence.

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   Rara avis definition: a rare person or thing; rarity. See examples of RARA AVIS used in a sentence.

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   2 days ago · Rara avis is a Latin phrase that means a rare bird or a phenomenon, a prodigy. It comes from the Roman satirist Juvenal and is used to describe something that is unusual or exceptional.

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   20 hours ago · An unusual, uncommon, or exceptional person or thing.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   Learned borrowing from Latin rāra avis (“rare bird”). The synonym rare bird is attested earlier. The term is a quotation from Satire VI (written late 1st century – early 2nd century B.C.E.) of the Roman poet Juvenal: “Rara avis in terris, nigroque simillima cygno[a bird as rare upon the earth as a black swan]!”. The plural form rarae aves is a lear...

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   rara avis (plural rara avises or rarae aves or (obsolete) raræ aves) 1. A rare species or type of bird. 1.1. 1825, Henrietta Rouviere Mosse, chapter III, in A Father’s Love and a Woman’s Friendship; or, The Widow and Her Daughters.[…], volume V, London: […] [J. Darling] for A. K. Newman and Co.[…], →OCLC, pages 105–106: 1.1.1. Ramsay flung open the...

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   Define rara avis. rara avis synonyms, rara avis pronunciation, rara avis translation, English dictionary definition of rara avis. n. pl. ra·ra a·vis·es or ra·rae a·ves A rare or unique person or thing.

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