Translation
area, surface area; a zone, a stretch of ground
Word origin
From Latin area, an open piece of level ground, and in particular a threshing floor. Beyond Latin the trail goes cold, though it is often linked to arere ('to be dry'), a dry patch being where you would thresh.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- area
- English cognates
- area
Examples
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We measured the area of the field.
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The whole area around the lake is protected.
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We searched over a wide area, but found nothing.
is the measured one: how many square metres a thing covers. When you mean a part of the world with people in it, is usually the better word, and for empty room to move in you want . English lets one word cover all three; Esperanto expects you to choose.
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