archaic
/ɑːˈkeɪɪk/ahr-KAY-ik
/ɑɹˈkeɪɪk/ahr-KAY-ik
Meaningfrom the beginning; old
Common meaning: belonging to a much earlier time
Other meanings: old-fashioned
- archa beginning; rule, commandLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 121 · scan
- aicadjective ending: having to do with
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek ἀρχή ‘a beginning; rule, command’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry ἀρχή, p. 121 · dictionary scan
Roots
- ἀρχή Greek “a beginning; rule, command”
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