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Archive, a place where records or historical documents are stored, is correctly pronounced or vocalised as ahr-kahyv, not as achieve (uh-cheev).
‘Archive’ is phonetically written as /ˈɑː.kaɪv/, pronounced or vocalised as ahr-kahyv. This is how to pronounce ‘archive’, which is different from the way you pronounce ‘achieve’ /əˈtʃiːv/.
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According to Merriam Webster’s Dictionary, ‘ archive’ is a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved.
Example: The museum houses an extensive archive of ancient manuscripts.
‘Archive’ can also function as a verb as to place or store (something) in an archive.
Examples:
- He has been told to archive the documents;
- He archived some tissue samples.
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