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noun \ˈär-ˌkīv\Definition of ARCHIVE
1
: a place in which public records or historical documents are preserved; also : the material preserved —often used in plural
2
: a repository or collection especially of information
See Examples of ARCHIVE
- an archive of historical manuscripts
- The original movie was stored in a film archive.
- He has been reading through the archives to research his article on the town's history.
Origin of ARCHIVE
French & Latin; French, from Latin archivum, from Greek archeion government house (in plural, official documents), from archē rule, government — more at arch-
First Known Use: 1603
Related to ARCHIVE
- Synonyms
- library
Rhymes with ARCHIVE
2archive
transitive verbar·chivedar·chiv·ing
Definition of ARCHIVE
: to file or collect in or as if in an archive <archive documents> <archived tissue samples>
Examples of ARCHIVE
- The organization was devoted to cataloging and archiving printed materials on the labor movement.
- She archived her e-mail messages in a folder on her hard drive.
- a collection of archived articles
First Known Use of ARCHIVE
1855
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