Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ancient Greece: A popular political assembly; any meeting of the people, especially for the promulgation or discussion of laws or public measures. Hence —
- noun The chief public square and market-place of a town, in which such meetings were originally held, corresponding to the Roman forum.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An assembly; hence, the place of assembly, especially the market place, in an ancient Greek city.
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- noun Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of
Israel , the 100th part of ashekel /sheqel . - noun A place for
gathering . - noun A
marketplace , especially in Classical Greece.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the marketplace in ancient Greece
- noun 100 agorot equal 1 shekel in Israel
- noun a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece
Etymologies
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Examples
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The word agora means "marketplace," and phobia means "fear" in Greek, so it is a fear of the market, which largely affects a huge population of hikikomori.
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The word agora means "marketplace," and phobia means "fear" in Greek, so it is a fear of the market, which largely affects a huge population of hikikomori.
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Cyrus the Great of Persia, for example, had once dismissed the Spartan army by saying that Greeks were men who set aside a place in the center of town where they could swear oaths and cheat each other, referring to the agora.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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Cyrus the Great of Persia, for example, had once dismissed the Spartan army by saying that Greeks were men who set aside a place in the center of town where they could swear oaths and cheat each other, referring to the agora.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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With true aristocratic nonchalance, its dark interior resembled, not black broadcloth and leather, but a kind of agora, so littered was every surface with the hairs of her pack of King Charles spaniels.
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If he is right, then I fell into the trap myself, by using the word "agora" marketplace earlier.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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The agora was a classical city’s principal marketplace.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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The agora was a city’s main square for commercial, social, and political activity.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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The agora was a classical city’s principal market place—its center for commercial, social, and political activity.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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The agora was a classical city’s principal market place—its center for commercial, social, and political activity.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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