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A French measure of area, being the equivalent of 119.6046 square yards.

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  • Are — (symbol a, IPAEng|ɛə(r) or ɑə(r)) is a unit of area, equal to 100 square metres (10 m × 10 m), used for measuring land area. It was defined by older forms of the metric system, but is now outside of the modern International System (SI). [cite… …   Wikipedia

  • Are — [AS. (Northumbrian) aron, akin to the 1st pers. pl. forms, Icel. erum, Goth. sijum, L. sumus, Gr. ?, Skr. smas; all from a root as. ? See {Am} and {Is}, and cf. {Be}.] The present indicative plural of the substantive verb to be; but… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Are — Are, n. [F., fr. L. area. See {Area}.] (Metric system) The unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square meters, or about 119.6 square yards. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • ARE — The word are constitutes the second person singular and plural forms of to be , copula of the English language. As a noun, an are is a unit of area.Are or ARE may also refer to: * AIRES, ICAO airline code * Åre Municipality, a municipality in… …   Wikipedia

  • are — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English earun; akin to Old Norse eru, erum are, Old English is is present second singular or present plural of be II. noun Etymology: French, from Latin area Date: circa 1819 see metric system table …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ARE — s. m. Nouvelle mesure de superficie pour les terrains, qui contient cent mètres carrés. Un are de terre. Deux ares de pré. L hectare vaut cent ares …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • ARE — n. m. T. de Système métrique Mesure de superficie qui contient cent mètres carrés. Un are de terre. Deux ares de pré. L’hectare vaut cent ares …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

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