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arche-

arche- is the alternative spelling of archae-.

Meaning of archae-

Prefix

archae-

  1. ancient; antediluvian; archaic; old; prehistoric; primitive.

Origin of arche-

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “ancient”, “primitive”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”).

Questions about arche-

What is arche- the alternative spelling of?
Arche- is the alternative spelling of archae-.

Words near arche- in the dictionary

  1. archduke
  2. archdukedom
  3. archdukedoms
  4. archdukes
  5. arche
  6. arche-
  7. archeabacteria
  8. archeabacterium
  9. archeae
  10. archeal
  11. archealization

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Adapted from Wiktionary: arche- (page history and authors); archae- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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