archives

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See also: Archives and archivés

English

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Noun

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archives

  1. plural of archive

Verb

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archives

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of archive
    The library archives some of its older books.

French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aʁ.ʃiv/
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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin archīvum (with a change in gender), from Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον (arkheîon).

Noun

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archives f pl (plural only)

  1. archive, the historical material (usually documents) considered as a whole
  2. place for storing archives
  3. plural of archive
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Ottoman Turkish: آرشیو (arşiv)
  • Persian: آرشیو (âršiv)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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archives

  1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of archiver

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Spanish

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Verb

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archives

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of archivar