archery
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English archerie, from Old French archerie, from archier (“archer”). Equivalent to archer + -ery.
Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: ärchərē, IPA(key): /ɑɹt͡ʃəɹiː/, /ɑːt͡ʃəɹiː/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: arch‧er‧y
Noun
[edit]archery (countable and uncountable, plural archeries)
- (uncountable) The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.
- (countable) A group of archers.
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]the practice
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a group of archers
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See also
[edit]Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms suffixed with -ery
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Archery
- en:Martial arts