First Known Use: 1598
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1agora
noun ag·o·ra \ˈa-gə-rə\
plural ag·o·ras or ag·o·rae\-ˌrē, -ˌrī\
Definition of AGORA
: a gathering place; especially : the marketplace in ancient Greece
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Origin of AGORA
Greek, from ageirein to gather
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2agora
noun ago·ra \ˌä-gə-ˈrä\
plural ago·rot \-ˈrōt\
Definition of AGORA
— see shekel at money table
Origin of AGORA
Modern Hebrew ăgōrāh, from Hebrew, a small coin
First Known Use: 1963
Rhymes with AGORA
abaca, Abdullah, Adana, ahimsa, aloha, Antalya, assignat, Astana, Aymara, baccarat, baklava, Bogotá, brouhaha, cervelat, coup d'état, Cumaná, Delacroix, entrechat, feria, guarana, haftarah, haniwa, Heredia, inshallah, Kashiwa, koruna, Kostroma, la-di-da, ma-and-pa, Machida, Malinois, Mardi Gras, Masséna, Modena, moussaka, Oshawa, pakeha, panama, Panama, Paraná, parashah, pas de trois, persona, pietà, podesta, polenta, polynya, port de bras, reseda, rufiyaa, Shangri-la, tempura, ulema, usquebaugh
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