arch-
combining form/ɑːtʃ/
/ɑːrtʃ/
- (in nouns) main; most important or most extreme
- archbishop
- arch-enemy
Word Originvia Latin from Greek arkhi-, from arkhos ‘chief’.Definitions on the go
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