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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: 100 agorot equal 1 shekel in Israel
2: the marketplace in ancient Greece
3: a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece [syn: agora, public square]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun (plural -ras or agorae) Etymology: Greek, from ageirein to gather Date: 1598 a gathering place; especially the marketplace in ancient Greece II. noun (plural agorot) Etymology: Modern Hebrew ?g?r?h, from Hebrew, a small coin Date: 1963 — see shekel at money table

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Agora Ag"o*ra ([a^]g"[-o]*r[.a]), n. [Gr. 'agora`.] An assembly; hence, the place of assembly, especially the market place, in an ancient Greek city.