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noun · countable / uncountable · rare

Archie

Archie · Archies

Anti-aircraft artilleryAnti-aircraft artillery.

UK/ˈɑːt͡ʃi/US/ˈɑɹt͡ʃi/

» Archie made a move on her.

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Meaning

3 senses

(World War I, slang, uncountable)Anti-aircraft artillery.
(World War I, countable, slang)A piece of anti-aircraft ordnance.
(informal)An Acorn Archimedes computer.

Examples

1 sentences

Archie made a move on her.
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Origin

Clipping of Archibald + -ie. Clipping of Archimedes + -ie.

Clipping of Archibald + -ie.

Clipping of Archimedes + -ie.

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Forms

plural: Archies

Singular	Archie
Plural	Archies

regular

archiealternative

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

archer archery archetypeC2 archipelago architectB1

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