are

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are - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Are \Are\, n. [F., fr. L. area. See Area.] (Metric system)
     The unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each
     side is ten meters in length; 100 square meters, or about
     119.6 square yards.
     [1913 Webster]

  Are \Are\ [AS. (Northumbrian) aron, akin to the 1st pers. pl.
     forms, Icel. erum, Goth. sijum, L. sumus, Gr. ?, Skr. smas;
     all from a root as. ? See Am and Is, and cf. Be.]
     The present indicative plural of the substantive verb to be;
     but etymologically a different word from be, or was. Am, art,
     are, and is, all come from the root as.
     [1913 Webster]

are - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  are
      n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn:
           are, ar]

are - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  ARE
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are - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  ARE. A French measure of surface. This is a square, the sides of which are
  of the length of ten metres. The are is equal to 1076.441 square feet. Vide
  Measure.