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See also: arch, ARCH, Arch., ärch, arch-, and -arch

English

Adjective

arch. (comparative more arch., superlative most arch.)

  1. Abbreviation of archaic.
  2. Abbreviation of architectural.

Noun

arch. (countable and uncountable, plural archs.)

  1. (uncountable) Abbreviation of archaism.
  2. (uncountable) Abbreviation of archery.
  3. (countable) Abbreviation of archipelago.
  4. (countable) Abbreviation of architect.
  5. (uncountable) Abbreviation of architecture.

References

  • The New Penguin Dictionary of Abbreviations: from A to zz, Rosalind Fergusson. (Penguin Books, 2000), page 37

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