arch

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arch[1,noun] arch[2,verb] arch[3,adjective] arch[4,abbreviation] Arch aortic arch arch-[1,prefix] arch-[2] -arch[1,noun combining form] -arch[2,adjective combining form]

Main Entry: ¹arch
Pronunciation: 'ärch
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English arche, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *arca, from Latin arcus -- more at ARROW
1 : a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
2 a : something resembling an arch in form or function; especially : either of two vaulted portions of the bony structure of the foot that impart elasticity to it b : a curvature having the form of an arch
3 : ARCHWAY
[arch illustration]