agora1
/ˈaɡərə
/noun (plural agorae /ˈaɡɒriː/ or agoras)
(In ancient Greece) a public open space used for assemblies and markets.Already video conferencing, e-commerce, and video entertainment are migrating to cyberspace, leaving behind the agoras, bazaars, and amphitheatres of the past....
- It's our definition of the agora (market in Ancient Rome), if you will.
- We could basically make philosophy more popular than it's been since the days of the agora, in ancient Greece.
Origin
From Greek.
agora2
/ˌaɡəˈrɑː/noun (plural agorot or agoroth /ˌaɡəˈrəʊt/ /ˌaɡəˈrəʊθ/)
A monetary unit of Israel, equal to one hundredth of a shekel.With the introduction of the shekel on February 24, 1980, a series of new agora coins was put into circulation....
- For many people, the very essence of Israeliness is expressed in the visual icons that came into being in the early decades of the state - from the scallop-edged agora coin and the bedroom slippers that went everywhere to the cottage cheese container that can still be found in almost every refrigerator in the country.
- I tried to push it in with another 10-agora coin, and on the small screen of the meter the word "Fail" appeared.
Origin
From Hebrew 'ăg̱ōrāh 'small coin'.