English Explanatory Dictionary

arche

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The first principle of existing things in pre-Socratic philosophy, initially assumed to be of water.
name
  1. One of the moons of Jupiter.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑː(ɹ)ki/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-arche.wav

Word forms

arche archai

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ, literally “beginning, origin”).

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