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archivalism

archivalism noun: the keeping of archives.

Noun

archivalism (uncountable)

  1. The keeping of archives.
    • With its fetishistic shots of jukeboxes that still play 45s, and reverence for road movies like “Vanishing Point,” “Death Proof” is a love letter to pop archivalism as cozy as the roadhouse in which the first half takes place.2007 September 9, Charles Taylor, Stephanie Zacharek, “Eerie Lights, Disco and Saucy Jump Cuts”, in New York Times

Origin of archivalism

From archival + -ism.

Questions about archivalism

What does archivalism mean?
Archivalism means the keeping of archives.
What part of speech is archivalism?
Archivalism is a noun.

Words near archivalism in the dictionary

  1. archivability
  2. archivable
  3. archival
  4. archival science
  5. archival sciences
  6. archivalism
  7. archivally
  8. archivals
  9. archivation
  10. archivations
  11. archive

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