agora

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A place for gathering.
  2. A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.
noun
  1. Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel.

Pronunciation

ăgʹə-rə /ˈæ.ɡə.ɹə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-agora1.wav ă-g'ə-räʹ /ˌæɡ.əˈɹɑː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-agora2.wav

Word forms

agora agorae agorai agoras agorot agoroth

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

Related words

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