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ar·cher·y
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tʃə
ri
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-ch
uh
-ree
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noun
1.
the
art
, practice, or skill of an archer.
2.
archers collectively, as in an army.
3.
the equipment of an archer, as bows and arrows.
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Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
archerye
<
Middle French
archerie,
equivalent to
arch
(
i
)
er
archer
+
-ie
-y
3
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archery
(ˈɑːtʃərɪ)
—
n
1.
the art or sport of shooting with bows and arrows
2.
archers or their weapons collectively
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Word Origin & History
archery
c.1400, from O.Fr. archerie, from archier (see
archer
).
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