English

are

/ɛə/
An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.

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    Origin

    From French are.

    From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englisharen
      • inheritedOld Englishearon
    • derivedFrenchare

    Words built on it: here we are

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