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Acies vs Acres - What's the difference?

acies | acres |

As a noun acies

is (obsolete) the full attention of one's sight, hearing or other senses, as directed towards a particular object.

As an adjective acres is

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acies

English

Noun

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  • (obsolete) The full attention of one's sight, hearing or other senses, as directed towards a particular object.
  • * 1658': And therefore providence hath arched and paved the great house of the world, with colours of mediocrity, that is, blew and green, above and below the sight, moderately terminating the '''''acies'' of the eye. — Sir Thomas Browne, ''The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 204)

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    acres

    English

    Noun

    (head)

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