archive
noun
Usually archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
archives
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pluralof archive.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof archive (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
archivenounUsually archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
Example Sentences
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"Museum collections are far more than archives of the past - they are essential scientific resources for understanding biodiversity today," said Dr. Alice Petzold of the University of Potsdam, who led the museomics work.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Years later she discovered archives that showed that the judge had told the jury not to believe her testimony.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Digital archives of the incident, later compiled in an online documentary tracking his multiyear radicalization, tell the tale.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Hanna helped develop a mobile shipping container called ScanVan that physically travels to the Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and academic centers to pull data from archives and make it available.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
More like a young man who spent all his time in the library of the university, or the private archives of the local magistrate.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
