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- pronunciation:
- eI
ri
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a place or region.
These areas of the country receive a great deal of rain.You have to hit the ball into this area.Let's move the couch over to that area of the room.
- synonyms:
- locale, place, region
- similar words:
- belt, district, expanse, locality, part, quarter, section, sphere, spot, territory, zone
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| definition 2: |
a field of study.
What area of English literature are you most interested in?- synonyms:
- domain, field, province, sphere, subject
- similar words:
- arena, bailiwick, front, metier, orbit, region, study
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| definition 3: |
extent or scope.
The report covers a wide area of research.- synonyms:
- extent, range, scope
- similar words:
- expanse, reach, space, stretch, sweep
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| definition 4: |
the amount of expanse of a flat or curved surface.
The area of the room is two hundred square feet.
- similar words:
- expanse, region, surface
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| related words: |
beat, body, climate, country, domain, extent, land, latitude, location, major, neighborhood, patch, pit, tract, vicinity, ward, world |
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| derivation: |
areal (adj.) |
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