arch-

arch-

 

see archi-.

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arch-

, arche-archi- (arch; ark, ar'kē; ar'ki), In these combining forms ch has the sound of k.

Combining forms meaning primitive or ancestral; also first, chief, extreme.

[G. archē, origin, beginning, + -o-]

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arch-

Greek root, arkhaios: ancient, old; beginning; origin.

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arch-

, arche- , archi- , archo-

1. Combining forms meaning primordial, ancestral, first, chief, or extreme.

2. dentistry Denoting the maxillary or mandibular arch.

[G. archē, origin, beginning]

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