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ares

/ˈɛə.ɹiːz/US/ˈɛɹ.iz/

ares is the plural of are.

Meaning of are

Noun

are (plural ares)

  1. (rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.
    Synonyms:
    square decametre

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Noun capitalized: AREs

AREs

  1. (plural) plural of ARE

Proper noun capitalized: Ares

Ares

  1. (Greek) The Greek god of war, usually described as a son of Zeus and Hera, companion of Eris and Enyo, and by Aphrodite father of Deimos and Phobos.
    • Near-synonym: Mars (Roman counterpart)
    Synonyms:
    Mars

Synonyms of ares

Origin of ares

From Latin Arēs, from Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs).

Words formed from ares

Questions about ares

What does ares mean?
Ares means the Greek god of war, usually described as a son of Zeus and Hera, companion of Eris and Enyo, and by Aphrodite father of Deimos and Phobos.
What is ares the plural of?
Ares is the plural of are.
What part of speech is ares?
Ares can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ares?
Ares is pronounced /ˈɛə.ɹiːz/ (UK).

Words near ares in the dictionary

  1. areoversals
  2. arepa
  3. arepas
  4. Arequena
  5. Arequipa
  6. ares
  7. aret
  8. aretaic
  9. aretaics
  10. aretalogies
  11. aretalogist

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: ares (page history and authors); AREs (page history and authors); Ares (page history and authors); are (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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