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Arch enemy
arch·en·e·my
/
ˈɑrtʃˈɛn
ə
mi
/
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[
ahrch
-
en
-
uh
-mee
]
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noun,
plural
arch·en·e·mies.
1.
a chief
enemy
.
2.
Satan; the Devil.
Origin:
1540–50;
arch-
1
+
enemy
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archenemy
(ˈɑːtʃˈɛnɪmɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-mies
1.
a chief enemy
2.
(
often capital
)
the archenemy
the devil
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
archenemy
1540s, from
arch
(adj.) +
enemy
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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