arch- — chief, principal, extreme (affix)
arch-
chief, principal, extreme
Component
prefix
Greek · Greek 'chief' (archbishop, archenemy).
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architect
B1
/ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛkt/
A person whose job is to design buildings and oversee their construction.
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archbishop
C1
/ˌɑɹtʃˈbɪʃəp/
a senior Christian bishop who leads an archdiocese or presides over a province of dioceses
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archangel
C1
/ˈɑrkeɪndʒəl/
an angel of the highest or a particularly high rank in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition
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