arch

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Adjective 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 Prefix 1.6.1 Translations 1.7 Related terms 1.8 External links 1.9 Anagrams 2 Czech 2.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English < Old French arche (“‘an arch’”) (French arche), a feminine form of arc < Latin arcus (“‘a bow, arc, arch’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɑːtʃ/, SAMPA: /A:tS/
• (US) IPA: /ɑɹtʃ/, SAMPA: /Ar\tS/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɑː(r)tʃ

[edit] Noun

arch (plural arches)

1. An inverted U shape.
2. An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.
3. (architecture) An architectural element having the shape of an arch

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[edit] Verb

to arch (third-person singular simple present arches, present participle arching, simple past and past participle arched)

1. To form into an arch shape

   The cat arched its back

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arch (comparative archer, superlative archest)

1. knowing, clever

   I attempted to hide my emotions, but an arch remark escaped my lips.

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• Portuguese: arqueado pt(pt)

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arch

1. Highly placed in a hierarchy, particularly used of church officials

   He eventually rose to the rank of archdeacon

2. Primary among many

   The Joker was Batman's arch-nemesis

[edit] Translations

• Bulgarian: архи-, най-
• Finnish: arkki- (1,2), peri- (2)
• German: Erz- de(de)
• Greek: αρχι- el(el) (arkhi-)
• Swedish: ärke-

[edit] Related terms

• arc

[edit] External links

• arch in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• arch in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• arch at OneLook® Dictionary Search

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: achr
• char
• rach

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[edit] Noun

arch m.

1. (printing): A sheet.