archives

Meanings

• noun

  A collection of historical records or documents: books, papers, photographs, etc., serving as evidence or proof of the past.

  - "The archives contain valuable information about the history of the city."
  - "Researchers often spend hours in the archives, poring over old documents."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with archives
archives , caresses , depresses , impresses , presses

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Variants

List of all variants of archives that leads to same result
archive , archives , archived , archiving

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Etymology

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From Old French archiv, from arche, 'beginning, source, origin' + -ivus, 'pertaining to'.

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Trivia

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1. The National Archives in Washington, D.C., holds original documents from the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

2. The term 'archive' comes from the Greek word archeion, meaning 'chief place' or 'principal mansion'.

3. Archives were first used by ancient civilizations such as Egypt, Babylon, and China to record their history.

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Related Concepts

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1. Library: A collection of sources of information and similar to archives, but may also include modern materials such as magazines, newspapers, microforms, and multimedia, and may be accessible to the public or restricted.

2. Repository: A place where things, especially documents or data, can be stored safely and retrieved when needed. Archives are a type of repository.

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Culture

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Archives have been used extensively in literature, art, and music to depict the importance of preserving history. For instance, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby,' the character Nick Carraway visits the library to research Tom and Daisy Buchanan's past.

How to Memorize "archives"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a large, dusty room filled with shelves of old books and documents. Imagine yourself carefully handling each item, examining it closely.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'archives' with the image of a researcher, hunched over a large table, surrounded by piles of old documents and books.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic sentence like 'Archives Are Aid For Researchers In History' to help remember the definition.

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