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Meaning of arche | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɑː(ɹ)ki

Definitions

  1. One of the moons of Jupiter.
  2. The first principle of existing things in pre-Socratic philosophy, initially assumed to be of water.

Equivalents

Français arche
Italiano archè
日本語 アルケー
Polski arche
Português arqué

Examples

“In more modern times both the moving and the matter moved appear more complex and malleable, and less drawn from the realm of everyday experience. The substance may be dark matter and quarks rather than water or air, and the arche may be gravity or string harmonics.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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