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archæ-

archæ-

English

Alternative forms

  • archae-
  • archai- (dated or academic)
  • arche- (US)

Prefix

archæ-

  1. ancient; antediluvian; archaic; old; prehistoric; primitive

Derived terms

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References

  1. ↑ “archæo-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος ‎(arkhaîos, “ancient”, “primitive”), from ἀρχή ‎(arkhḗ, “beginning”).[1]

Pronunciation

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