noun
are
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noun
1
A metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, rarely used today.
"The plot of land measured just under three ares."
How to Use Are
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old metric measure of land area, mostly replaced today by the hectare (100 ares).
Word Forms
ares plural
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Etymology
From French are, itself from Latin area, "open space."