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acreage

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a·cre·age  (kr-j, krj)
n.
Area of land measured in acres.
acreage [ake-er-rij]
Noun
land area in acres
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Noun1.acreageacreage - an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming); "he wanted some acreage to build on"
land area
surface area, expanse, area - the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"
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Spanish acreage [ˈeɪkərɪdʒ] n → extensión f
French acreage [ˈeɪkərɪdʒ] n → superficie f
German acreage [ˈeɪkərɪdʒ] acre n → Fläche f
Italian acreage [ˈeɪkərɪdʒ] n → superficie f in acri
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As everybody knows, fine feathers make fine birds; a peasant girl but very moderately prepossessing to the casual observer in her simple condition and attire, will bloom as an amazing beauty if clothed as a woman of fashion with the aids that Art can render; while the beauty of the midnight crush would often cut but a sorry figure if placed inside the field-woman's wrapper upon a monotonous acreage of turnips on a dull day.
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The most favorable climate and soil for each product selected; the exact requirements of the community known, and the acreage figured accordingly; the most improved machinery employed, under the direction of expert agricultural chemists
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