Meaning & use
ares
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A metric unit of area equal to 100 square meters, used mainly in older land measurement; plural of 'are.'
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The old survey recorded the field as covering roughly forty ares.
One hectare is equal to one hundred ares.
A note on using this word
Not to be confused with Ares, the Greek god of war; the unit 'are' is the root of the modern metric term 'hectare.'
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