arche-

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

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Nearby words

archducal, archduchess, archduchy, archduke, archdukedom, arche-, archean, archebanc, arched, arched truss, archegoniophore

Origin of arche-

< Greek, by-form of archi- archi-

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