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Argive

adjective Ar·give \ˈär-ˌjīv, -ˌgīv\

Definition of ARGIVE

:  of or relating to the Greeks or Greece and especially the Achaean city of Argos or the surrounding territory of Argolis
— Argive noun
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Origin of ARGIVE

Latin Argivus, from Greek Argeios, literally, of Argos, from Argos city-state of ancient Greece
First Known Use: 1598

Rhymes with ARGIVE

alive, archive, arrive, back dive, beehive, connive, contrive, crash-dive, deprive, derive, disk drive, endive, hard drive, high five, high-five, line drive, nosedive, ogive, revive, self-drive, skin-dive, skydive, survive, swan dive, take five, test-drive

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