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arch-
see archi-.
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-]
arch-
see archi-.arch-
See archi-.
arch-
Greek root, arkhaios: ancient, old; beginning; origin.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]