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archenemies

[ahrch-en-uh-mee] Origin

arch·en·e·my

[ahrch-en-uh-mee]
noun, plural -mies.
1.
a chief enemy.
2.
Satan; the Devil.

Origin:
1540–50; arch-1 + enemy
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Archenemies is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Word Origin & History

archenemy
1540s, from arch (adj.) + enemy.
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