Agora

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • 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 a shekel / sheqel.
  • noun. A place for gathering.
  • noun. A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.
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  • 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
  • Word Usage
    "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."
    Hypernym
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    ?donde  ahora  decia  demonio  detenido  
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    assembly  
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    agorae