Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation archaic
- abbreviation archaism
- abbreviation archipelago
- abbreviation architect
- abbreviation architecture
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- adjective Abbreviation of
archaic . - adjective Abbreviation of
architectural . - noun uncountable Abbreviation of
archaism . - noun uncountable Abbreviation of
archery . - noun countable Abbreviation of
archipelago . - noun countable Abbreviation of
architect . - noun uncountable Abbreviation of
architecture .
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Examples
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The part of the foot linking the heel and forefoot is known as the arch.
EzineArticles 2010
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These were set up in a semi-circle round our boiling-place, which was a long stone "arch."
The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 Various
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He is one one more indicator of the sorry state architectural criticism (and what’s called “Theory” in arch. schools) finds itself in.
Herbert Muschamp, Architecture Critic, Dies at 59 - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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Mrs. Peedles hung on her hook behind the kitchen door, dingy, limp, discarded; out of the wardrobe with the silks and satins was lifted down to be put on as an undergarment Miss Lucretia Barry, like her costumes somewhat aged, somewhat withered, but still distinctly "arch."
Paul Kelver, a Novel 1893
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The language of the show, meanwhile, is an interesting blend of contemporaryand "arch."
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Then use your circular marquee selection tool to delete part of your oval shape - leaving a kind of arch.
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khellian—arch. “hunter”; also the name of a minor Praetorial house.
Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000
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