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rarified
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Adjective rarified has 2 senses
- rarified(s = adj.all) rare, rarefied - having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"
- rarified(s = adj.all) elevated, exalted, grand, high-flown, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, noble-minded, rarefied, sublime - of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"
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