archive

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Formsarchives, archiving, archived

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A place where old papers, photos, and records are kept safe.

   Like a safe storeroom that keeps old papers and photos for a long time.

   The town archive holds letters from over a hundred years ago.

   We found old maps stored in the city's archive.

   Similarrepository, registry

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2. 2
   verbtransitive

   To put something into a place where it is kept and stored for a long time.

   Like putting old toys in a labeled box in the attic to keep them safe.

   Please archive these old emails so they don't clutter your inbox.

   The library decided to archive the fragile manuscripts.

   Similarstore, file, preserve

3. 3
   nouncountable

   All the old papers and records kept in one place, thought of as one big collection.

   Like all the photos and letters a family has saved over the years, kept together as one collection.

   The entire archive was scanned so anyone could read it online.

   Her family's archive includes diaries, photos, and old film reels.

   Similarcollection, records, papers

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   Layers of natural material, like ice or mud, that show how the environment changed over time.

   Like rings in a tree trunk that record each year of its life.

   Scientists studied the ice archive to learn about ancient weather.

   Each layer of the lake-bed archive tells us about a different year.

   Similarrecord

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