arch-

(word root)1. principalExamples: archenemy2. prototypicalExamples: archetype3. chief, leader, rulerExamples: monarch, matriarch

arch-¹

pref.1. Chief; highest; most important: archenemy.2. Extreme or most characteristic of its kind: archconservative.

[Middle English arche-, from Old English ærce- and from Old French arche-, both from Latin archi-, from Greek arkhi-, archi-.]

arch-²

pref. Variant of archi-.

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archi-

combining form1. chief; principal; of highest rank: archangel; archbishop; archduke. 2. eminent above all others of the same kind; extreme: archenemy; archfiend; archfool. [ultimately from Greek arkhi-, from arkhein to rule]

arch¹

(ɑrtʃ)

n. 1. a curved construction spanning an opening and usu. supporting weight from above or the sides. 2. a doorway or gateway having a curved head; archway. 3. any overhead curvature resembling an arch. 4. something bowed or curved: the arch of the foot. v.t. 5. to cover or span with an arch. 6. to form into an arch: a cat arching its back. v.i. 7. to form an arch: elms arching over the road. [1250–1300; < Old French arche < Vulgar Latin *arca, feminine variant of Latin arcus arc]

arch²

(ɑrtʃ)
adj. 1. coyly roguish or ironic. 2. crafty; sly. [1545–55; independent use of arch-¹]arch′ly, adv. arch′ness, n.

arch-¹

, a combining form used to create nouns that denote individuals or institutions directing or having authority over others of their class (archbishop; archdiocese; archpriest); also meaning “principal” (archenemy; archrival) or “prototypical” and thus exemplary or extreme (archconservative). [Old English arce-, < Latin archi- < Greek; see archi-]

arch-²

, var. of archi- before a vowel: archangel.

-arch

a combining form meaning “chief, leader, ruler”: matriarch; monarch. [< Greek -archos or -archēs, as comb. forms of árchos leader]

Arch.

Archbishop.

arch.

1. archaic. 2. archery. 3. archipelago. 4. architect; architecture.

Thesaurus

arch-

adjective chief, first, highest, greatest, lead, leading, head, top, major, main, prime, central, key, grand, expert, master, premier, primary, supreme, principal, superior, accomplished, paramount, big-time (informal), foremost, consummate, predominant, pre-eminent his arch enemy

Translations

单词	arch-
释义	arch- arch- (word root)1. principalExamples: archenemy2. prototypicalExamples: archetype3. chief, leader, rulerExamples: monarch, matriarch arch-¹ pref.1. Chief; highest; most important: archenemy.2. Extreme or most characteristic of its kind: archconservative. [Middle English arche-, from Old English ærce- and from Old French arche-, both from Latin archi-, from Greek arkhi-, archi-.] arch-² pref. Variant of archi-. arch- or archi- combining form1. chief; principal; of highest rank: archangel; archbishop; archduke. 2. eminent above all others of the same kind; extreme: archenemy; archfiend; archfool. [ultimately from Greek arkhi-, from arkhein to rule] arch¹ (ɑrtʃ) n. 1. a curved construction spanning an opening and usu. supporting weight from above or the sides. 2. a doorway or gateway having a curved head; archway. 3. any overhead curvature resembling an arch. 4. something bowed or curved: the arch of the foot. v.t. 5. to cover or span with an arch. 6. to form into an arch: a cat arching its back. v.i. 7. to form an arch: elms arching over the road. [1250–1300; < Old French arche < Vulgar Latin arca, feminine variant of Latin arcus* arc] arch² (ɑrtʃ) adj. 1. coyly roguish or ironic. 2. crafty; sly. [1545–55; independent use of arch-¹]arch′ly, adv. arch′ness, n. arch-¹ , a combining form used to create nouns that denote individuals or institutions directing or having authority over others of their class (archbishop; archdiocese; archpriest); also meaning “principal” (archenemy; archrival) or “prototypical” and thus exemplary or extreme (archconservative). [Old English arce-, < Latin archi- < Greek; see archi-] arch-² , var. of archi- before a vowel: archangel. -arch a combining form meaning “chief, leader, ruler”: matriarch; monarch. [< Greek -archos or -archēs, as comb. forms of árchos leader] Arch. Archbishop. arch. 1. archaic. 2. archery. 3. archipelago. 4. architect; architecture. Thesaurus arch- adjective chief, first, highest, greatest, lead, leading, head, top, major, main, prime, central, key, grand, expert, master, premier, primary, supreme, principal, superior, accomplished, paramount, big-time (informal), foremost, consummate, predominant, pre-eminent his arch enemy Translations EncyclopediaSeearch arch- arch- see archi-. arch- , arche-archi- (arch; ark, ar'kē; ar'ki), In these combining forms ch has the sound of k.Combining forms meaning primitive or ancestral; also first, chief, extreme. [G. archē, origin, beginning, + -o-] arch- Greek root, arkhaios: ancient, old; beginning; origin. arch- , arche- , archi- , archo-1. Combining forms meaning primordial, ancestral, first, chief, or extreme. 2. dentistry Denoting the maxillary or mandibular arch. [G. archē, origin, beginning] FinancialSeeARCH arch- adj Synonyms for arch- adj chief Synonyms chief first highest greatest lead leading head top major main prime central key grand expert master premier primary supreme principal superior accomplished paramount big-time foremost consummate predominant pre-eminent
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