archival
Of or pertaining to an archive or archivingOf or pertaining to an archive or archiving.
» In an archival interview, he was careful not to overrate his success or appear arrogant.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Of or pertaining to an archive or archiving.
архи́вныйarxívnyj
архі́внийarxívnyj
of or relating to or contained in or serving as an archive
(not comparable)Of a material: having a quality suited to the conservational needs of archiving.
archival boxes archival paper
Examples
1 sentencesIn an archival interview, he was careful not to overrate his success or appear arrogant.
Translations
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Origin
The adjective is derived from archive (“place for storing earlier, and often historical, mThe adjective is derived from archive (“place for storing earlier, and often historical, material; material so kept, considered as a whole”, noun) + -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives).
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