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Word: Archive
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century (in the sense ‘place where records are kept’): from French archives (plural), from Latin archiva, archia, from Greek arkheia ‘public records’, from arkhē ‘government’. The verb dates from the late 19th century
ˈɑːkʌɪv
a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people
Short Definition:collection of documents
Examples:- source materials in local archives
- a section of archive film
Word: Archive
Speech Type: Verb
ˈɑːkʌɪv
place or store (something) in an archive.
Short Definition:put in archive
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