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Meaning of "arch-foe" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ARCH-FOE

arch-foe  [ˌɑːtʃˈfəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARCH-FOE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Arch-Foe is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ARCH-FOE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Archenemy

An archenemy, archfoe, archvillain, or nemesis is the principal enemy of someone or something. In fiction, it is a character who is the hero/protagonist's worst enemy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ARCH-FOE


archfoe
ɑːtʃˈfəʊ
biffo
ˈbɪfəʊ
boffo
ˈbɒfəʊ
buffo
ˈbʊfəʊ
bufo
ˈbjuːfəʊ
deffo
ˈdɛfəʊ
defo
ˈdɛfəʊ
Defoe
dɪˈfəʊ
faux
fəʊ
FIFO
ˈfaɪfəʊ
foe
fəʊ
foh
fəʊ
info
ˈɪnfəʊ
LIFO
ˈlaɪfəʊ
mofo
ˈməʊfəʊ
motoscafo
ˌməʊtəʊˈskæfəʊ
nympho
ˈnɪmfəʊ
pho
fəʊ
reffo
ˈrɛfəʊ
Sappho
ˈsæfəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARCH-FOE

arch
arch dam
arch.
archaea
archaeal
archaean
archaebacteria
archaebacterium
archaeoastronomer
archaeoastronomy
archaeobotanist
archaeobotany
archaeol.
archaeological
archaeologically
archaeologist
archaeology
archaeomagnetism
archaeometric
archaeometrist

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARCH-FOE

aloe
canoe
Chloe
Coe
doe
GI Joe
Glencoe
hoe
horseshoe
Joe
John Doe
Lake Tahoe
Monroe
Poe
roe
shoe
sloe
Tahoe
toe
woe

Synonyms and antonyms of arch-foe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «arch-foe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARCH-FOE

Find out the translation of arch-foe to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of arch-foe from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «arch-foe» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拱敌人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

archienemigo
570 millions of speakers

English

arch-foe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कट्टर दुश्मन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العدو اللدود ل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

арка - враг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arqui- inimigo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খিলান-শত্রু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ennemi juré
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Musuh-musuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erzfeind
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アーチ敵
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아치 적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Arch-foe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vòm- kẻ thù
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பரம-எதிரியான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमान-शत्रू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ezeli düşman
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

arci- nemico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

arcy- wróg
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

арка - ворог
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

arc - dușman
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αψίδα - εχθρό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boog- vyand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arch - fiende
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

erke- fiende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of arch-foe

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARCH-FOE»

The term «arch-foe» is normally little used and occupies the 126.378 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ARCH-FOE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «arch-foe» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «arch-foe» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about arch-foe

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARCH-FOE»

Discover the use of arch-foe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to arch-foe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Do-It-Yourself BIBLE PROPHECY KIT!
Writable, error-free, burned-out smooches tidy. Arch-foe sobriety trendies blow out murderer. Blow out surrender arch-foe, merited sobriety. Blow out murderer's fine destroyer cohabiter. Sure-fire, hard-core, merited rent-boys blow out. Sure- fire ...
J. Smith
2
Token: Journal of English Linguistics
Later synonyms include forms intensified by the prefix arch-, i.e. arch-foe, arch- traitor, and arch-enemy. The HTE list of euphemisms is by no means complete. Other historical dictionaries, such as Bosworth — Toller 'sAnAnglo-Saxon Dictionary ...
Sylwester Łodej, John G. Newman (eds.)
3
A Supplement to Johnson's English Dictionary: Of which the ...
hoping here to end Intestine war in heav'n, the arch-foe subdued, Or captive dragg'd in chains. Milton. ARCH-HE'RESY. n. The greatest heresy. He accounts it blasphemy to speak against any thing in present vogue, how vain or ridiculous ...
George Mason, Samuel Johnson, 1801
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Complete Poems and Major Prose
... the skill of an experi- 259. Intestine War: civil war. the Arch-foe enced commander. subdued: when the chief foe should be subdued. 236. ridges: ranks. 267. Nature is treated as having been created 288. err PARADISE LOST . BOOK VI 329.
John Milton, Merritt Yerkes Hughes, 2003
5
Popular and Complete English Dictionary: Exhibiting the ...
A chief felon. Archfiend, artsh-feend', n. A chief fiend or foe. Archflamen, artsb-nu' ine'n, ti. A chief flame n or ! priest AscHfLATTEBEa, Artth-flit'tfir.rar, n. A chief flat- 1 terer. Arch foe, irtsh-fo', n, A grand or chief enemy. Archfocsder, artsh-found'ur, ...
John Boag, 1848
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The Ancient British Drama. - London, William Miller 1810. ...
But I am tir'd with travel, shield lie there: Oh that I could but see that lustly spirit, My arch-foe, rival in my banishment, To be reveng'd, and end my hostile hate I I'll dream I fight with him to case my spleen, And in that thought I lay me on this ...
7
The Analytical Speller: Containing Lists of the Most Useful ...
Prefixes. arch(k)angel, arch(ch)bish-op, arch-deacon, arch-pri-mate, arch-pon-tifl) arch-priest, arch-pas-tor, arch-pres-by-ter, arch-proph-et. arch-foe, arch-fiend, arch-fel-on, arch-vil-lain, arch-reb-el, arch-trai-tor, arch-her-e-tic, arch-a-pos-tate,  ...
Richard Edwards, Mortimer A. Warren, 1867
8
The First Six Books of Milton's Paradise Lost: Rendered Into ...
V V ; V , Of tdhfold adamant his ample shield, 255 A vast circumserence, At his approach The great Arch-angel from his warlike toil stor;f[ Surceas'd, and glad, as hoping here to end Intestine war in heav'n, th' arch-foe subdu'd ^,^Vy Or captive ...
John Milton, 1773
9
The Divine Weeks and Works of Guillaume de Saluste, Sieur Du ...
Th'arch-Foe to factious Catiline and (since) To Anthonie, whose thundring eloquence ; 90 Yeeldes thousand streames, whence rapt in admiration The rarest wittes are druncke in everie nation. Cesar, who knowes as well to write, as warre: The ...
Susan Snyder, 2012
10
A - I.
Arch'-foe n. same as A. enemy. (fNhmO IRIIH. Arch'-fiend n. f^^Hmun- Arch'-fla' men n. g^ f%5T7. Arch'he'resy M. ^ IHslS^d. Arch'- he'retic n. z qi^^l, Arch'mock' n. 5T. Arch'pl'rate n. ^r}% ^M<i>'MI < Arch'-po'et n. U^fe. Arch'-prel'ate n. f^HT.
Nilakantha Babaji Ranade, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARCH-FOE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term arch-foe is used in the context of the following news items.
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Batman V Superman: New Photo Shows Batman, Wonder Woman …
That's about as far removed from his iconic comic book look as possible, so does it mean a flashback or just a wig for the arch-foe of Superman ... «Bam! Smack! Pow!, Jul 15»
2
Eritreans rally over horrific rights abuses report
Eritrea, which broke away from Ethiopia in 1991 after a brutal 30-year independence struggle, remains in a tense stand off with arch-foe Addis ... «The Daily Star, Jun 15»
3
Eritrea: Plights “Due to Threats from long-standing Enemy Ethiopia”
... of independence on May 24, which followed an overwhelmingly vote by the people to split from arch-foe Ethiopia after years of bitter war. «Geeska Afrika, Jun 15»
4
Iran nuclear talks: Swiss and Austrians probe possible cyber attack
A computer worm designed to gather foreign intelligence at the talks was linked to Iran's arch-foe Israel. Israel — a strong critic of the talks ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
5
IAF chief unfazed Egypt may get Russia's S-300
Russia is also in talks to sell the system to Iran, to the open consternation of Israel, which has long threatened to attack its arch-foe's nuclear ... «Ynetnews, May 15»
6
Islamic State killed 400 people in Syria's Palmyra: state TV
... IS militants in eastern Iraq, signaling Tehran's determination to confront the jihadists and Washington's tacit partnership with arch-foe Iran. «i24news, May 15»
7
Obama: US would use military force to defend Gulf allies
... are particularly concerned about an emerging U.S. deal with Iran over its nuclear program, which they worry will empower arch-foe Tehran. «CNN, May 15»
8
Michael Den Tandt: Socialist Alberta? Hardly. NDP surge has …
... making life easier for eastern federal progressives, in other words, an NDP takeover of Alberta might actually further entrench their arch-foe. «National Post, May 15»
9
Iran general slams 'declining' Saudi over Yemen strikes
... on collapse as Tehran's position strengthens, putting the kingdom in the same camp as arch-foe Israel over its military intervention in Yemen. «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
10
SAA gives Kalawe budget package
... eroded by his involvement in procuring false bank statements in a bid to "dig up dirt" on SAA board chairwoman and arch-foe Dudu Myeni. «BDlive, Apr 15»

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