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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Are \Are\, noun [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
are
noun: 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)
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