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hectare

hec·tare

UK/ˈhɛk.tɛə/ US/ˈhɛk.tɑː/ uncommon

noun

1.

(abbreviated `ha'') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)

Origin

Borrowed from French hectare, formed from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón, “hundred”) + are, equivalent to hect- + are.

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