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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-, archi-

combining form

1. 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]

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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

arch- [ɑːtʃ] pref → grande

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