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area

See also: área, àrea, arẽa, and äreä

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin area.

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NounEdit

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area ‎(plural areas or areæ)

  1. (mathematics) A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.
  2. A particular geographic region.
  3. Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent.
    The photo is a little dark in that area.‎
  4. Figuratively, any extent, scope or range of an object or concept.
    • 2013 September-October, Rob Dorit, “Making Life from Scratch”, in American Scientist:
      Today, a new area of research that similarly aims to mimic a complex biological phenomenon—life itself—is taking off. Synthetic biology, a seductive experimental subfield in the life sciences, seems tantalizingly to promise custom-designed life created in the laboratory.
    The plans are a bit vague in that area.‎
  5. (Britain) An open space, below ground level, between the front of a house and the pavement.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Charles Dickens to this entry?)
  6. (soccer) Penalty box; penalty area.
    • 2010 December 29, Mark Vesty, “Wigan 2-2 Arsenal”, in BBC:
      Bendtner's goal-bound shot was well saved by goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi but fell to Arsahvin on the edge of the area and the Russian swivelled, shaped his body and angled a sumptuous volley into the corner.
  7. (slang) Genitals.
    • 2003 October 2, Giovanni Ribisi as Frank Buffay Jr., “The One Where Ross Is Fine”, in Friends, season 10, episode 2, NBC:
      But what do I do when the third one runs at me with his bike helmet on? I got no more hands to protect my area!

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soccer: penalty area — see penalty area
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area ‎(plural areas)

  1. area

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GalicianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Portuguese arẽa, from Latin arēnā ‎(“sand”).

NounEdit

area f ‎(plural areas)

  1. sand (grain)
  2. sand (collectively)

SynonymsEdit

  • (sand collectively): xabre

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ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin ārea. Cognate to Italian aia ‎(“threshing floor”) (which is not borrowed but inherited).

NounEdit

area f ‎(plural aree)

  1. area, surface
  2. land, ground
  3. field, sector

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LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

Of uncertain origin. According to a hypothesis, it is related to āreō ‎(“I become dry”), on notion of a dry, bare space.

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NounEdit

ārea f ‎(genitive āreae); first declension

  1. open space
  2. a threshing floor
  3. vocative singular of ārea

āreā f

  1. ablative singular of ārea

InflectionEdit

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative ārea āreae
genitive āreae āreārum
dative āreae āreīs
accusative āream āreās
ablative āreā āreīs
vocative ārea āreae

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area

  1. area

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area f (plural areas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of área

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area c

  1. (geometry) area; a measure of squared distance.

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of area 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative area arean areor areorna
Genitive areas areans areors areornas
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Last edited on 26 September 2016, at 00:23