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archaeoastronomy
archaeobotany
archaeological
archaeological dating
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archaeomagnetism
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arch-
arch-


prefix 
Definition:
 
1. chief, most important
archrival
2. extreme
archconservative
[Via Old French and Latin arche< Greek arkhi- "first, chief" (see archi-)]
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