Definition for Acre (-s)

acre (-s), n. [OE æcer; cf. Sanskrit ajras, plain, untenanted land.] (webplay: frontiers, larger, open field, property, sowed, sum).

  1. Parcel; division; plot; tract; piece of land.
  2. Ground; soil.
  3. Sprawling extant; vast amount.
  4. Dwelling place; space for existence; [fig.] graveyard; cemetery.
  5. Specific location; identifiable territory; particular status.
  6. Portion; [fig.] vitality; life.
  7. Earth; world.

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