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Meaning of archivism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈaɹkaɪvˌɪzəm

Definitions

The art or practice of maintaining an archive.

uncountable

Examples

“By a nice irony of archivism the estate papers of the family were deposited at the Bronte Parsonage Museum, and they provide the basis for this article.”
“We present fan archivism – or, as we describe it, activist archivism – as a form of fan production. In his recent book on fandom, Mark Duffett (2013, 21) describes fans as “networkers, collectors, tourists, archivists, curators […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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