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- [ahr-kahyv]
- /ˈɑr kaɪv/
- /ˈɑː.kaɪv/
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- [ahr-kahyv]
- /ˈɑr kaɪv/
Definitions of archive word
- countable noun archive The archive or archives are a collection of documents and records that contain historical information. You can also use archives to refer to the place where archives are stored. 3
- adjective archive Archive material is information that comes from archives. 3
- noun archive a collection of records of or about an institution, family, etc 3
- noun archive a place where such records are kept 3
- noun archive data transferred to a tape, disk, or directory for long-term storage rather than frequent use 3
- verb archive to store (documents, data, etc) in an archive or other repository 3
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Origin of archive
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; orig., as plural < French archives < Latin archī(v)a < Greek archeîa, orig. plural of archeîon public office, equivalent to arch(ḗ) magistracy, office + -eion suffix of place
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Parts of speech for Archive
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archive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
archive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for archive
noun archive
- annals — If something is in the annals of a nation or field of activity, it is recorded as part of its history.
- roll — to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
- papers — a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- writings — the third of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, variously arranged, but usually comprising the Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles.
- chronicles — either of two historical books (I and II Chronicles) of the Old Testament
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