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Ar⋅es

[air-eez]
–noun
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.

are

2[air, ahr]
–noun
a surface measure equal to 100 square meters, or 119.6 square yards; 1/100 of a hectare. Abbreviation: a

Origin:
1810–20; < F < L ārea. See area
are 2   (âr, är)   
n.   Abbr. a
A metric unit of area equal to 100 square meters (119.6 square yards).

[French, from Latin ārea, open space; see area.]
Ar·es   (âr'ēz)   
n.   Greek Mythology
The god of war.

Ares [(air-eez)]

[Roman name Mars]

The Greek and Roman god of war, brutal and bloodthirsty. He was the son of Zeus and Hera.


Ares 
Gk. god of war, identified by Romans with their Mars, lit. "injurer, destroyer," from are "bane, ruin," probably cognate with O.E. yrre "ire," Skt. irasya "ill-will."

ARES language
A pictorial query language.
["A Query Manipulation System for Image Data Retrieval", T. Ichikawa et al, Proc IEEE Workshop Picture Data Description and Management, Aug 1980, pp. 61-67].
(1995-10-10)

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