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Webster 1913 Edition

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.

Noun.

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

See also: hectare

hectaré m ‎(feminine singular hectarée, masculine plural hectarés, feminine plural hectarées)