arch-, arche-, archi-
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arch- — a prefix meaning first , chief , as in archbishop, arch priest. {Middle English arch , Old English arce , erce , from Latin arch , arche , archi , from Greek, combining forms of archos chief} …
arché- — ⇒ARCH(É) , ARCHI , (ARCH , ARCHÉ ), élément préf. Premier élément de compos. signifiant « premier, primitif ». A. Qui est premier, qui est à l origine de. Les composés sont essentiellement des termes d embryol. Arch : archencéphale ou… … Encyclopédie Universelle
arch- — (arche , archi , archo ) prefix denoting first; primitive; ancestral. Example: archinephron (first formed embryonic kidney). * * * See archi … Medical dictionary
arch- — arche ; = archi ; = archo combining form denoting first; primitive; ancestral. archinephron first formed embryonic kidney … The new mediacal dictionary
Arch. — Archbishop. * * * abbrev 1. Archaic 2. Archaism 3. Archery 4. Archipelago 5. Architect 6. Architectural 7. Architecture * * * arch1 «ahrch», noun, verb. –n. 1 … Useful english dictionary
arch. — 1. archaic. 2. archaism. 3. archery. 4. archipelago. 5. architect. 6. architectural. 7. architecture. 8. archive; archives. * * * abbrev 1. Archaic … Useful english dictionary
arch- — I. prefix Etymology: Middle English arche , arch , from Old English & Anglo French; Old English arce , from Late Latin arch & Latin archi ; Anglo French arch , from Late Latin arch & Latin archi , from Greek arch , archi , from archein to begin,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
arch- — 1. arch(i) ♦ Élément, du gr. arkhi , qui exprime la prééminence, le premier rang (surtout dans les titres). ⇒ARCH(É) , ARCHI , (ARCH , ARCHÉ ), élément préf. Premier élément de compos. signifiant « premier, primitif ». A. Qui est premier, qui est … Encyclopédie Universelle
archi- — cvb a combining form with the general sense “first, principal,” prefixed to nouns denoting things that are earliest, most basic, or bottommost (archiblast; archiphoneme; architrave); or denoting individuals who direct or have authority over… … From formal English to slang
arch- — [ärch; ] in [ “] archangel [ & ] its derivatives [, ärk] [ME arche < OE arce < L archi , arch < Gr archos, first, ruler < archein, begin, rule] prefix main, chief, principal: often used in forming titles of rank [archangel, archenemy; … English World dictionary
