half-acre

half-a·cre

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf, hahf ey-ker]
- /hæf, hɑf ˈeɪ kər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf, hahf ey-ker]
- /hæf, hɑf ˈeɪ kər/

Definitions of half-acre word

noun half-acre a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile. 1
noun half-acre acres. lands; land: wooded acres. Informal. large quantities: acres of Oriental rugs. 1
noun half-acre Archaic. a plowed or sown field. 1

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Origin of half-acre

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English aker, Old English æcer; cognate with Old Frisian ekker, Old Saxon akkar, Old High German ackar (German Acker), Old Norse akr, Gothic akers, Latin ager, Greek agrós, Sanskrit ájra-; see also acorn, agrarian, agrestic, agriculture, agro-

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adverb

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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".

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