archery

English

Etymology

From Middle English archerie, from Old French archerie, from archier (“archer”). Equivalent to archer +‎ -ery.

Pronunciation
  • enPR: ärchərē, IPA(key): /ɑɹt͡ʃəɹiː/, /ɑːt͡ʃəɹiː/
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  • Hyphenation: arch‧er‧y

Noun

archery (countable and uncountable, plural archeries)

  1. (uncountable) The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.
  2. (countable) A group of archers.

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