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[ˈmɔːɡ(ə)n], (Noun)
Definitions:
- (in the Netherlands, South Africa, and parts of the US) a measure of land equal to about 0.8 hectare or two acres
- (in Norway, Denmark, and Germany) a measure of land now equal to about 0.3 hectare or two thirds of an acre
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Origin
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early 17th century: from Dutch, or from German Morgen ‘morning’, apparently from the notion of ‘an area of land that can be ploughed in a morning’
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