Archive Meaning
/ˈɑːkaɪv/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA 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.
nounThe material so kept, considered as a whole (compare archives).
Sentence Examples
Does ALC's web site include an archive of English expressions?
I created an archive of my emails.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of government documents holds centuries-old confidential records and letters.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The university maintains a digital ____ of all its student records.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχή (ărkhḗ) Ancient Greek *ἀρχεῖος (*arkheîos) Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον (arkheîon)bor. Latin archīvumbor. 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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“I don’t know how one could be interested in libraries and not archives,” Lannon told me. They tell you “the stories behind things,” he said, “the unpublished, the hard to find, the true story."
— 2017 September 20, James Somers, quoting Thomas Lannon, “Keepers of the Secrets”, in The Village Voice:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of government documents holds centuries-old confidential records and letters.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The university maintains a digital ____ of all its student records.