agger
[aj-er]
- Also called double tide. Oceanography.
- a high tide in which the water rises to a certain level, recedes, then rises again.
- a low tide in which the water recedes to a certain level, rises slightly, then recedes again.
- (in ancient Roman building) an earthen mound or rampart, especially one having no revetment.
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Origin of agger
1350–1400; Middle English: heap, pile < Latin: rubble, mound, rampart, equivalent to ag- ag- + -ger, base of gerere to carry, bring
ag
[ag]
- agriculture: ag courses; to major in ag.
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Origin of ag
by shortening
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Examples from the Web for agger
Historical Examples
In some places the agger is above three foot raised from the surface.
The Evolution Of An English TownGordon Home
Behind the custom-house is a fine piece of the Agger and the Porta Viminalis.
Rambles in RomeS. Russell Forbes
Passing under the arch, turn to the left, there are some remains of the agger.
Rambles in RomeS. Russell Forbes
He asked where the men of Agger were, and Steinar told him what he had done.
The Wanderer's NecklaceH. Rider Haggard
The next thing that I remember is the coming of the men of Agger.
The Wanderer's NecklaceH. Rider Haggard
agger
- an earthwork or mound forming a rampart, esp in a Roman military camp
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Word Origin
C14: from Latin agger a heap, from ad- to + gerere to carry, bring
ag1
- an expression of surprise, annoyance, pleasure, etc
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- an expression used to preface a remark, gain time, etc
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ag2
- Antigua and Barbuda
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Ag
- silver
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Word Origin
from Latin argentum
AG
- Adjutant General
- Attorney General
- Aktiengesellschaft
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Word Origin
(for sense 3) German: joint-stock company
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Word Origin and History for agger
ag
n.
abbreviation of agriculture, attested from 1918, American English.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Ag
- The symbol for the elementsilver
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Ag
- The symbol for silver.
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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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