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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesraréfié
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁa.ʁe.fje
"L'air est raréfié au sommet de cette montagne."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
(Of air) distant from the earth, high up, and consequently containing less oxygen.
"Climbers often struggle to breathe in the rarefied air of the high mountain peaks." - 2
Understood by or intended for only a small group of people; esoteric or elevated.
"He thrives in the rarefied world of high-end theoretical physics."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'rarefacere', combining 'raraus' (thin, sparse) and 'facere' (to make), entering English via Middle French in the late 16th century. Originally denoting physical air or gases made less dense, it evolved metaphorically to describe intellectual, cultural, or social environments removed from ordinary experience.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rarefied" is said worldwide
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raréfié
Transliteration: ʁa.ʁe.fje
"L'air est raréfié au sommet de cette montagne."
rarifiziert
Transliteration: ʁaʁifiˈtsiːɐ̯t
"In großen Höhen ist die Luft stark rarifiziert."
rarificato
Transliteration: ra.rif.fiˈka.to
"Gli alpinisti respirano aria rarefatta."
rarificado
Transliteration: ɾa.ɾi.fiˈka.ðo
"El aire en la cima de la montaña es muy rarificado."
rarefeito
Transliteration: ʁa.ɾeˈfej.tu
"Eles habitam o mundo rarefafeito da alta finança."
विरल
Transliteration: viral
"पहाड़ों की चोटी पर हवा विरल होती है।"
稀薄的
Transliteration: xībó de
"登山者在空气稀薄的高山上有时会感到呼吸困难。"
희박한
Transliteration: hibak-han
"고산 지대의 희박한 공기 속에서는 숨쉬기가 어렵다."
希薄な
Transliteration: kihaku na
"高山では空気が希薄になります。"
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