Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A prefix signifying chief, as in
arch builder,arch fiend.
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- prefix
chief ,highest , mostextreme
Etymologies
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From Latin archi-, from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (archi-), from ἄρχω (archō, "to begin, to lead, to rule, to govern").
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Examples
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Interestingly, as in a string of recent Spielberg offerings, this arch- emotionalising instantly disappears when the director gets out the heavy weaponry: Spielberg is still a peerless constructor of battle and fighting scenes, managing to impart a visceral brutality that is also sensitive to the human cost.
War Horse – review 2011
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