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a⋅cre

  [ey-ker]
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–noun
1. a common variable unit of land measure, now equal in the U.S. and Great Britain to 43,560 square feet or 1/640 square mile (4047 square meters).
2. acres,
a. lands; land: wooded acres.
b. Informal. large quantities: acres of Oriental rugs.
3. Archaic. a plowed or sown field.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME aker, OE æcer; c. OFris ekker, OS akkar, OHG ackar (G Acker), ON akr, Goth akers, L ager, Gk agrós, Skt ájra-; see also acorn, agrarian, agrestic, agriculture, agro-

A⋅cre

  [ah-kruh for 1; ah-ker, ey-ker for 2]
–noun
1. a state in W Brazil. 301,628; 58,900 sq. mi. (152,550 sq. km). Capital: Rio Branco.
2. a seaport in NW Israel: besieged and captured by Crusaders 1191. 38,700.
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a·cre   (ā'kər)   
n.  
  1. Abbr. a. or ac. A unit of area in the U.S. Customary System, used in land and sea floor measurement and equal to 160 square rods, 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet. See Table at measurement.
  2. acres Property in the form of land; estate.
  3. A wide expanse, as of land or other matter. Often used in the plural: "Everything was streaky pink marble and acres of textureless carpeting" (Anne Tyler).
  4. Archaic A field or plot of arable land.

[Middle English aker, field, acre, from Old English æcer; see agro- in Indo-European roots.]
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acre   (ā'kər)  Pronunciation Key 
A unit of area in the US Customary System, used in land and sea floor measurement and equal to 43,560 square feet or 4,047 square meters.
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