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How to pronounce archive
Say it like this: /ˈɑɹˌkaɪv/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does archive mean?
nounChiefly in the form archives.
“The preſident accepted the Marquis's ſvvord—he ſtay'd a fevv minutes to ſee it depoſited in the archives of his houſe—and departed.”
The material so stored, considered as a whole.
“His archive of Old High German texts is the most extensive in Britain.”
A natural deposit of material, regarded as a record of environmental changes over time.
“peat archive soil archive”
verbTo place or store (something, such as a document or record) in an archive (noun sense 1.1).
“The library archives some of its older books.”
To transfer (less used or obsolete data, files, etc.) to a storage medium for long-term storage.
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