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area (Province), noun area, arena, bounds, confines, demesne, domain, expanse, field, jurisdiction, limits, orbit, place, premises, purview, range, realm, region, scope, sphere, territory, vicinage, vicinity, zone
Associated concepts: area variance, specific areas of the law
area (Surface), noun amount of surface, dimensions, expanse, expansion, extent of surface, measured size, measurements, plane surface, proportions, real size, true dimensions
See also: bailiwick, caliber, capacity, circuit, department, dimension, district, division, extent, locality, location, measurement, parcel, part, place, province, purview, range, realm, region, scope, section, space, sphere, territory, vicinity, zone

AREA. An enclosed yard or opening in a house; an open place adjoining to a house. 1 Chit. Pr. 176.
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Data from the first 129 individuals show that the more trouble a person had identifying smells accurately, the greater the number of tangles that showed up in the brain's olfactory area.
Restoring scents: faulty sniffers may get help by Raloff, Janet / Science News
As in other animals, their chemically sensitive nerve endings connect to a special part of the brain called the olfactory area.
The shark's nose. (Science Letters) by Mirabelle, Joey / Highlights for Children
The olfactory area, where smells are processed, lies close to the emotional centre of the brain.
WOMEN SMELL BETTER THAN MEN; OFFICIAL; And we can all scent out 4,000 ... by Palmer, Jill / The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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