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- [ag-er-uh]
- /ˈæg ər ə/
- /ˈæ.ɡɒ.rə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ag-er-uh]
- /ˈæg ər ə/
Definitions of agora word
- noun agora the marketplace in Athens, used for popular meetings, or any similar place of assembly in ancient Greece 3
- noun agora the meeting itself 3
- noun agora an Israeli monetary unit worth one hundredth of a shekel 3
- noun agora in ancient Greece, an assembly or assembly place, esp. a marketplace 3
- noun agora a monetary unit of Israel, equal to 1⁄100 of a shekel 3
- noun plural agora a popular political assembly. 1
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Origin of agora
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Greek agorā́ marketplace, equivalent to agor- (variant stem of ageírein to gather together < a pre-Hellenic IE substratum language, equivalent to a(d)- ad- + *ǵher- grasp, cognate with Sanskrit har- seize, fetch) + -ā noun ending
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Parts of speech for Agora
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
agora popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
agora usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for agora
noun agora
- arcade — An arcade is a covered passage where there are shops or market stalls.
- plaza — a public square or open space in a city or town.
- flea market — a market, often outdoors, consisting of a number of individual stalls selling old or used articles, curios and antiques, cut-rate merchandise, etc.
- mall — Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building. Compare shopping center.
- bazaar — In areas such as the Middle East and India, a bazaar is a place where there are many small shops and stalls.
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