agora (redirected from agorae)

ag·o·ra ¹  (gr-)

n. pl. ag·o·rae (-r) or ag·o·ras

A place of congregation, especially an ancient Greek marketplace.

---

[Greek agor; see ger- in Indo-European roots.]

---

a·go·ra ²  (äg-rä)

n. pl. a·go·rot or a·go·roth (-rt)

See Table at currency.

---

[Hebrew 'gôrâ, from 'gar, to hire; see gr in Semitic roots.]

---

agora¹

n pl -rae [-riː -raɪ]

(Historical Terms) (often capital)

a.  the marketplace in Athens, used for popular meetings, or any similar place of assembly in ancient Greece

b.  the meeting itself

[from Greek, from agorein to gather]

---

agora²

n pl -rot [-ˈrɒt]

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) an Israeli monetary unit worth one hundredth of a shekel

[Hebrew, from āgōr to collect]

---

Agora an assembly place, e.g., a marketplace, hence, the people assembled, 1820.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	agora - 100 agorot equal 1 shekel in Israel Israeli monetary unit - monetary unit in Israel shekel - the basic unit of money in Israel
	2.	agora - the marketplace in ancient Greece     market place, mart, marketplace, market - an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
	3.	agora - a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece public square market place, mart, marketplace, market - an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up