agora

[ ag-er-uh ]

/ ˈæg ər ə /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR agora ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural ag·o·rae [ag-uh-ree]. /ˈæg əˌri/. (in ancient Greece)

a popular political assembly.

the place where such an assembly met, originally a marketplace or public square.

the Ag·o·ra, the chief marketplace of Athens, center of the city's civic life.

Origin of agora

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Greek agorā́ “assembly (of the common people, not the nobility), marketplace,” derivative ofageírein “to gather together”

Words nearby agora

agony uncle, a good deal, good egg, a, A good man is hard to find, good many, a, agora, agoraphobia, agoraphobic, Agostini, Agostino di Duccio, agouta

Definition for agora (2 of 2)

agora²

[ ah-gawr-uh, -gohr-uh; Sephardic Hebrew ah-gaw-rah ]

/ ɑˈgɔr ə, -ˈgoʊr ə; Sephardic Hebrew ɑ gɔˈrɑ /

noun, plural a·go·rot [ah-gawr-oht, -gohr-; Sephardic Hebrew ah-gaw-rawt]. /ɑˈgɔr oʊt, -ˈgoʊr-; Sephardic Hebrew ɑ gɔˈrɔt/.

an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Israel, one 100th of a shekel: replaced the prutah as the fractional unit in 1960.

Also a·gu·ra

[ah-gawr-uh, -gohr-uh; Sephardic Hebrew ah-gaw-rah] /ɑˈgɔr ə, -ˈgoʊr ə; Sephardic Hebrew ɑ gɔˈrɑ/ .

Origin of agora

First recorded in 1960–65; from Hebrew ăgōrāh “coin, payment,” from āgār “to hire”

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Example sentences from the Web for agora

You see, the internet, the agora where there’s no field of endeavor obscure enough that YOUR opinion is not only requested but desired, has created monsters.
BusyBodyism: The Internet Brew of Whiteness and Class|Eugene Robinson|September 26, 2020|Ozy
Forum, the place of general assembly in a Roman city, as the Agora was in a Greek.
Architecture|Thomas Roger Smith
Every Greek city had its agora, or marketplace, as every Roman city had its forum.
Vistas in Sicily|Arthur Stanley Riggs
Traces remain of paved roads both within the agora and leading out of it; but the whole site is now a deserted and feverish swamp.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various

We know that the statues of eponymous heroes were set up in the agora.
The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1|Various
The temples should be placed round the Agora, and the city built in a circle on the heights.
Laws|Plato

British Dictionary definitions for agora (1 of 2)

agora¹

/ (ˈæɡərə) /

noun plural -rae (-riː, -raɪ)

(often capital)

the marketplace in Athens, used for popular meetings, or any similar place of assembly in ancient Greece
the meeting itself

Word Origin for agora

from Greek, from agorein to gather

British Dictionary definitions for agora (2 of 2)

agora²

/ (ˌæɡəˈrɑː) /

noun plural -rot (-ˈrɒt)

an Israeli monetary unit worth one hundredth of a shekel

Word Origin for agora

Hebrew, from āgōr to collect

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	agora
释义	agora ¹ [ ag-er-uh ] / ˈæg ər ə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR agora ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural ag·o·rae [ag-uh-ree]. /ˈæg əˌri/. (in ancient Greece) a popular political assembly. the place where such an assembly met, originally a marketplace or public square. the Ag·o·ra, the chief marketplace of Athens, center of the city's civic life. Origin of agora ¹ First recorded in 1590–1600; from Greek agorā́ “assembly (of the common people, not the nobility), marketplace,” derivative ofageírein “to gather together” Words nearby agora agony uncle, a good deal, good egg, a, A good man is hard to find, good many, a, agora, agoraphobia, agoraphobic, Agostini, Agostino di Duccio, agouta Definition for agora (2 of 2) agora² [ ah-gawr-uh, -gohr-uh; Sephardic Hebrew ah-gaw-rah ] / ɑˈgɔr ə, -ˈgoʊr ə; Sephardic Hebrew ɑ gɔˈrɑ / noun, plural a·go·rot [ah-gawr-oht, -gohr-; Sephardic Hebrew ah-gaw-rawt]. /ɑˈgɔr oʊt, -ˈgoʊr-; Sephardic Hebrew ɑ gɔˈrɔt/. an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Israel, one 100th of a shekel: replaced the prutah as the fractional unit in 1960. Also a·gu·ra [ah-gawr-uh, -gohr-uh; Sephardic Hebrew ah-gaw-rah] /ɑˈgɔr ə, -ˈgoʊr ə; Sephardic Hebrew ɑ gɔˈrɑ/ . Origin of agora ² First recorded in 1960–65; from Hebrew ăgōrāh “coin, payment,” from āgār “to hire” Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for agora You see, the internet, the agora where there’s no field of endeavor obscure enough that YOUR opinion is not only requested but desired, has created monsters. BusyBodyism: The Internet Brew of Whiteness and Class\|Eugene Robinson\|September 26, 2020\|Ozy Forum, the place of general assembly in a Roman city, as the Agora was in a Greek. Architecture\|Thomas Roger Smith Every Greek city had its agora, or marketplace, as every Roman city had its forum. Vistas in Sicily\|Arthur Stanley Riggs Traces remain of paved roads both within the agora and leading out of it; but the whole site is now a deserted and feverish swamp. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5\|Various We know that the statues of eponymous heroes were set up in the agora. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1\|Various The temples should be placed round the Agora, and the city built in a circle on the heights. Laws\|Plato British Dictionary definitions for agora (1 of 2) agora¹ / (ˈæɡərə) / noun plural -rae (-riː, -raɪ) (often capital) the marketplace in Athens, used for popular meetings, or any similar place of assembly in ancient Greece the meeting itself Word Origin for agora from Greek, from agorein to gather British Dictionary definitions for agora (2 of 2) agora² / (ˌæɡəˈrɑː) / noun plural -rot (-ˈrɒt) an Israeli monetary unit worth one hundredth of a shekel Word Origin for agora Hebrew, from āgōr to collect Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to agora arcade, plaza, flea market, mall, bazaar, shopping mall, forum, emporium, fair, market, marketplace, mart, piazza, galleria, shopping plaza, strip mall, rialto
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agora

noun, plural ag·o·rae [ag-uh-ree]. /ˈæg əˌri/. (in ancient Greece)

Origin of agora

Words nearby agora

Definition for agora (2 of 2)

noun, plural a·go·rot [ah-gawr-oht, -gohr-; Sephardic Hebrew ah-gaw-rawt]. /ɑˈgɔr oʊt, -ˈgoʊr-; Sephardic Hebrew ɑ gɔˈrɔt/.

Origin of agora

Example sentences from the Web for agora

British Dictionary definitions for agora (1 of 2)

noun plural -rae (-riː, -raɪ)

Word Origin for agora

British Dictionary definitions for agora (2 of 2)

noun plural -rot (-ˈrɒt)

Word Origin for agora

Words related to agora