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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

archery

/ˈɑɹtʃɚi/

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What does archery mean?

noun

  1. The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.
  2. A group of archers.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɑɹtʃɚi/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Flower of this purple dye, Hit with Cupid’s archery, Sink in apple of his eye.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
In the height of the footraces and archery, the Romans rushed in among their invited guests and each snatched a woman.
Carry Amelia NationThe Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. NationProject Gutenberg ebook #1485
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In modern time, however, with the introduction of firearms, archery declined, until it came to be but a mere memory of the past.
Frederica SeegerEntertainments for Home, Church and SchoolProject Gutenberg ebook #6416
But on that which was to follow, feats of archery, of bull-baiting, and other popular amusements, were to be practised, for the more immediate amusement of the populace.
Walter ScottIvanhoe: A RomanceProject Gutenberg ebook #82