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arch

Main Entry:: ¹arch
Pronunciation:: \ˈärch\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English arche, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *arca, from Latin arcus — more at arrow
Date:: 14th century

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 arch3: archway

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