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archdiocese

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arch⋅di⋅o⋅cese

  [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  [ahrch-dahy-os-uh-suhn] , adjective
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arch·di·o·cese   (ärch-dī'ə-sĭs, -sēs', -sēz')   
n.  The district under an archbishop's jurisdiction.
arch'di·oc'e·san (-ŏs'ĭ-sən) adj.
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