archive meaning

UK /ˈɑːkaɪv/ US /ˈɑrkaɪv/ 2 syllables

archive (noun): a depository containing historical records and documents.

archive has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

archive as a noun

  1. a depository containing historical records and documents

    Type of: depository

    Kinds: chancery

    Related forms: archivist, archival

archive as a verb

  1. put into an archive

    Synonyms: file away

    Type of: collect

How to pronounce archive

archive is pronounced /ˈɑːkaɪv/ in British English and /ˈɑrkaɪv/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AR · words ending in VE · 7-letter words

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