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archconservative
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archdeacon
archdeaconry
archdiocese
archducal
archduchess
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Archean
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archi-
archi-


prefix 
Definition:
 
1. chief, most important
archimandrite
2. primitive, primary
archenteron
[Via French< Greek arkhi-< arkhein "be first, rule"]
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