English word are comes from Latin area (A threshing floor. Open space.)
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| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| area | Latin (lat) | A threshing floor. Open space. |
| are | French (fra) | An are. |
| are | English (eng) | (rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a. |