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acre definition

acre (ākər)

noun

  1. 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
  2. specific holdings in land; lands
  3. Informal a large quantity
  4. 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 (äkər, ā-)

Acre2 definition

Acre (äkrə)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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