agorae

Variant of agora

agora definition

ago·ra (ag′ə rə; now often ə gôr′ə)

noun pl. agorae -·rae′ (-rē′) or agoras -·ras (-rəz)

in ancient Greece, an assembly or assembly place, esp. a marketplace

Etymology: Gr < ageirein, to assemble < IE base *ger-: see gregarious

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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