archive

CEFRB2

/ˈɑːkaɪv/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A collection of historical records or documents.

  2. 02

    verb

    To store records for future use.

Examples

  • Does ALC's web site include an archive of English expressions?

  • I created an archive of my emails.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈaː.kɑɪv/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Natural deposits of material, regarded as a record of environmental changes over time.

  2. The material so kept, considered as a whole (compare archives).

  3. A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.

More examples

In context

  • His archive of Old High German texts is the most extensive in Britain.

  • peat archive

  • soil archive

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The blank of government documents holds centuries-old confidential records and letters.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

French archives French archiveder. English archive First appears c. 1603 in a translation by Philemon Holland. From French archive(s), from Latin archīvum, from Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον (arkheîon, “town hall”).