acre

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.4 Anagrams 3 Italian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Adjective 3.2.1 Related terms 4 Latin 4.1 Adjective 5 Romanian 5.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English æcer, from Proto-Germanic *akraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“‘field’”). Compare Latin ager, Ancient Greek ἀγρός.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈeɪkə/
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  Rhymes: -eɪkə(r)

[edit] Noun

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 plural, informal) A large amount (of area).

   I like my new house - there’s acres of space!

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[edit] Derived terms

• acre foot
• God's acre

[edit] See also

• international acre
• US survey acre
• Weights and measures
• Wikipedia article on the acre

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: acer
• care
• race

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Probably from Old Norse akr.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /akʁ/, SAMPA: /akR/
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[edit] Noun

acre f. (plural acres)

1. (historical) acre

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• Alphagram: acer
• care
• créa
• race

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin ācre, the neuter nominative form of ācer "sharp"

[edit] Adjective

acre m and f (m and f plural acri)

1. sharp, sour
2. harsh

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• acredine
• acremente

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Adjective

ācre

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

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Adjective

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.