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acre

acre definition

acre (ā′kər)

noun

a unit of land area in the FPS system, equal to 4,840 square yards or 160 square rods (0.4047 hectare or 4,046.8564 square meters): abbrev. ac
specific holdings in land; lands
Informal a large quantity
Obsolete field

Etymology: ME < OE æcer, field (akin to Goth akrs, Ger acker, L ager) < IE *aĝros (> Gr agros), field, lit., place to which cattle are driven < base *a-: see act

Acre¹ definition

Acre (ä′kər, ā′-)

Akko

Acre² definition

Acre (ä′krə)

state of westernmost Brazil: 58,915 sq mi (152,589 sq km); pop. 417,000; cap. Rio Branco

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