Arch-

Full Definition of ARCH-

1

: chief : principal <archfiend>

2

: extreme : most fully embodying the qualities of the kind <archconservative>

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Origin of ARCH-

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, rule; akin to Greek archē beginning, rule, archos ruler

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see archi-

Medical Definition of ARCH-

: primitive : original : primary <archenteron>

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arch- or archi-

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