Main Entry:

¹ar·chive

Pronunciation:

\ˈär-ˌkīv\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French & Latin; French, from Latin archivum, from Greek archeion government house (in plural, official documents), from archē rule, government — more at arch-

Date:

1603

1: a place in which public records or historical documents are preserved ; also : the material preserved —often used in plural2: a repository or collection especially of information