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area
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ar·e·a
/ˈɛəriə/ Show Spelled[air-ee-uh] Show IPA
–noun
1.
any particular extent of space or surface; part: the dark areas in the painting; the dusty area of the room.
2.
a geographical region; tract: the Arkansas and Alabama area; the unsettled areas along the frontier.
3.
any section reserved for a specific function: the business area of a town; the dining area of a house.
4.
extent, range, or scope: inquiries that embrace the whole area of science.
5.
field of study, or a branch of a field of study: Related areas of inquiry often reflect borrowed notions.
6.
a piece of unoccupied ground; an open space.
7.
the space or site on which a building stands; the yard attached to or surrounding a house.
8.
British . areaway ( def. 1 ) .
9.
the quantitative measure of a plane or curved surface; two-dimensional extent.
10.
Anatomy . a zone of the cerebral cortex having a specific function: The damage to Broca's area affected his speech.
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