Are

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Are \Are\, n. [F., fr. L. area. See {Area}.] (Metric system)
     The unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each
     side is ten meters in length; 100 square meters, or about
     119.6 square yards.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Are \Are\ [AS. (Northumbrian) aron, akin to the 1st pers. pl.
     forms, Icel. erum, Goth. sijum, L. sumus, Gr. ?, Skr. smas;
     all from a root as. ? See {Am} and {Is}, and cf. {Be}.]
     The present indicative plural of the substantive verb to be;
     but etymologically a different word from be, or was. Am, art,
     are, and is, all come from the root as.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  are
       n : a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: {ar}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  are
       See {be}

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  ARE
       All Routes Explorer (ATM)
       
       

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  ARE. A French measure of surface. This is a square, the sides of which are
  of the length of ten metres. The are is equal to 1076.441 square feet. Vide
  Measure.