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a combining form meaning “prior, original, first” (archegonium; archetype); in scientific coinages, a synonym of archi- (archesporium).

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Origin of arche-

<Greek, by-form of archi-archi-

Other definitions for arche- (2 of 2)

Arch. E.

abbreviation

Architectural Engineer.

How to use arche- in a sentence

And the compassed lyne in it is called an arche lyne, as the exaumple here doeth shewe.
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And the compassed line that aunswereth to it, An archline is called an arche lyne, A bowline.
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And marke where those arche lines do meet crosse waies, and betwene those ij.
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Then frome the crossinges of those eighte arche lines I drawe iiij.
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For as that did declare the equalitie of the arche lines, by the equalitie of the righte lines, so dothe this Theoreme l.ij.
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