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rarefied

adjectiveliterário/ʁɐ.ɾɨ.ˈfɐj.tu/rare

ra·re·fei·to

Definition

Made less dense; having its particles far apart.
The rarefied air at high altitudes makes breathing difficult.
They moved in the rarefied circles of high society.
Common collocations
rarefied airrarefied atmosphere

Etymology

Do latim 'rarefactu'.

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