agoroth
ər Origin:
1590–1600; < Greek agorā́ marketplace, equivalent to agor- (variant stem of ageírein to gather together < a pre-Hellenic IE substratum language, equivalent to a(d)- ad- + *ǵher- grasp, cognate with Sanskrit har- seize, fetch) + -ā noun ending
1590–1600; < Greek agorā́ marketplace, equivalent to agor- (variant stem of ageírein to gather together < a pre-Hellenic IE substratum language, equivalent to a(d)- ad- + *ǵher- grasp, cognate with Sanskrit har- seize, fetch) + -ā noun ending
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agora1 (ˈæɡərə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -rae | |
| (often capital) | |
| a. the marketplace in Athens, used for popular meetings, or any similar place of assembly in ancient Greece | |
| b. the meeting itself | |
| [from Greek, from agorein to gather] | |
| agora2 (ˌæɡəˈrɑː) | |
| —n , pl -rot | |
| an Israeli monetary unit worth one hundredth of a shekel | |
| [Hebrew, from āgōr to collect] | |
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