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arch diocese
arch·di·o·cese
/
ˌɑrtʃˈdaɪ
əˌsis, -sɪs
/
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[
ahrch-
dahy
-
uh
-sees, -sis
]
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noun
the
diocese
of an archbishop.
Origin:
1835–45;
arch-
1
+
diocese
Related forms
arch·di·oc·e·san
/
ˈɑrtʃ
daɪˈɒs
ə
sən
/
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[
ahrch
-dahy-
os
-
uh
-s
uh
n
]
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,
adjective
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archdiocese
(ˌɑːtʃˈdaɪəˌsiːs, -sɪs)
—
n
the diocese of an archbishop
archdiocesan
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
archdiocese
1844, from
arch
(adj.) +
diocese
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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