acre

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Old English æcer, from Proto-Germanic *akraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”). Compare German Acker, Dutch akker, Latin ager (English agri- (“farming”)), Ancient Greek ἀγρός, and English acorn.

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acre (plural acres)

  1. (obsolete) A field.
  2. A unit of surface area (symbol a. or ac.), originally as much as a yoke of oxen could plough in a day; later defined as an area 1 chain (22 yd) by 1 furlong (220 yd), or 4,840 square yards. Equivalent to about 4,046.86 square metres.
  3. (in the plural, informal) A large amount (of area).
    I like my new house - there’s acres of space!

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Unit of surface area

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[edit] French

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Probably from Old Norse akr.

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acre f. (plural acres)

  1. (historical) acre

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[edit] Italian

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From Latin ācre, neuter nominative singular of ācer (“sharp”).

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acre m. and f. (m and f plural acri)

  1. sharp, sour
  2. harsh

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ācre

  1. neuter nominative singular of ācer
  2. neuter accusative singular of ācer
  3. neuter vocative singular of ācer

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acre

  1. feminine plural nominative form of acru
  2. feminine plural accusative form of acru
  3. neuter plural nominative form of acru
  4. neuter plural accusative form of acru

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acre m. and f. (plural acres)

  1. bitter; acrid
  2. caustic

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acre m. (plural acres)

  1. acre

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