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archive

/ˈɑɹˌkaɪv/

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The ch sounds like k.

Stress the opening syllable, then finish with the eye vowel followed by v. The written ch does not have the sound in chair in this word.

2 syllables · Stress on syllable 1

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“She searched the newspaper archive.”

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What does archive mean?

noun

  1. A repository or other place for storing material (such as documents and records) no longer in current use, and usually having historical value.
  2. The material so stored, considered as a whole.
  3. A natural deposit of material, regarded as a record of environmental changes over time.
More meanings (3)

noun

  1. (figuratively) A collection, a repository.

verb

  1. To place or store (something, such as a document or record) in an archive (noun sense 1.1).
  2. To transfer (less used or obsolete data, files, etc.) to a storage medium for long-term storage.
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/ˈɑɹˌkaɪv/

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