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Webster 1913 Edition


Hectare

Hec′tareˊ

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Noun.
[F., fr. Gr. [GREEK] hundred + F.
are
an are.]
A measure of area, or superficies, containing a hundred ares, or 10,000 square meters, and equivalent to 2.471 acres.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hectare

HEC'TARE

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Noun.
[Gr. a hundred, and L. area.] A French measure containing a hundred ares, or ten thousand square meters.