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hektare

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hek⋅tare

  [hek-tair]
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–noun
hectare.

hec⋅tare

  [hek-tair]
–noun
a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha
Also, hektare.

Origin:
1800–10; < F; see hect-, are 2
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hectare 
1810, from Fr. hectare "a hundred ares," formed from Gk. hekaton "hundred" (see hecatomb) + L. area "vacant piece of ground." A superficial measure containing 100 ares, coined by decree of the French National Convention in 1795.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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