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Meaning of VARA

Pronunciation:  'vâru

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Va"ra\, n. [Sp. See 1st {Vare}.]
A Spanish measure of length equal to about one yard. The vara
now in use equals 33.385 inches. --Johnson's Cyc.
 

 

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