area

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Galician 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.2 See also 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 4 Latin 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Inflection 5 Papiamentu 5.1 Noun 6 Swedish 6.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛəriə

[edit] Etymology

From Latin area.

[edit] Noun

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area (plural areas)

1. (mathematics) A measure of the extent of a planar region, or of the surface of a solid; it is measured in square units
2. A particular geographic region.
3. Any particular extent of surface.

   The photo is a little dark in that area.

4. Figuratively, any extent, scope or range of an object or concept.

   The plans are a bit vague in that area.

   My guts are a bit sore in that area.

5. (British) An open space, below ground level, between the front of a house and the pavement

[edit] Derived terms

• area code
• gray area, grey area

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• Imperial: square inches, square feet, square yards, square miles, acres
• Metric: square meters/square metres, square centimeters/square centimetres, square kilometers/square kilometres, hectares

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[edit] Galician

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area f. (plural areas)

1. sand (grain)
2. sand (collectively)

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• (sand collectively): xabre

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• área

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area f. (plural aree)

1. area
2. land, ground

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[edit] Latin

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ārea (genitive āreae); f, first declension

1. open space
2. a threshing floor
3. vocative singular of ārea

āreā f.

1. ablative singular of ārea

[edit] Inflection

First declension (1).

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	ārea	āreae
genitive	āreae	āreārum
dative	āreae	āreīs
accusative	āream	āreās
ablative	āreā	āreīs
vocative	ārea	āreae

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[edit] Papiamentu

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area

1. area

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[edit] Swedish

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Inflection for area	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	area	arean	areor	areorna
Genitive	areas	areans	areors	areornas

area c.

1. (geometry) area; a measure of squared distance.