Arch-

//ɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃ// prefix

prefix ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    A title in a hierarchy which indicates a higher degree of rank than its root word. morpheme

    "archeparch"

  2. 2
    Leading, foremost, primary, or principal. morpheme

    "archantagonist"

  3. 3
    Intensely, extremely, or exceptionally. augmentative, morpheme

    "archfool"

  4. 4
    Powerful, potent. morpheme

    "archmage"

  5. 5
    First; original. morpheme

    "archangel"

Synonyms

All synonyms
grandhypermegaprotosuperultra

Example

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"That an arch-election denier who has been at the forefront of attempts to overturn Biden’s victory should refuse to state openly whether she will abide by the outcome of her own election has set alarm bells ringing."

Etymology

From Middle English arch-, arche-, from Old English arċe-, ærċe-, erċe- (“arch-”), borrowed from Latin archi-, this stemming from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-).

Related phrases

arch-heresyarch-hereticarch-hereticalarch-poetarch-rivalarch-sexist

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