"archival" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɑːˈkaɪv(ə)l/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑːkɪv(ə)l/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɑɹˈkaɪv(ə)l/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-archival.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: (one pronunciation) -aɪvəl Etymology: The adjective is derived from archive (“place for storing earlier, and often historical, material; material so kept, considered as a whole”, noun) + -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). The noun is derived from archive (“to put (something) in an archive”, verb) + -al (suffix forming nouns, especially of verbal action). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂ergʰ-|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{suffix|en|archive|al|pos1=noun|pos2=suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives|t1=place for storing earlier, and often historical, material; material so kept, considered as a whole}} archive (“place for storing earlier, and often historical, material; material so kept, considered as a whole”, noun) + -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives), {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{suffix|en|archive|al|pos1=verb|pos2=suffix forming nouns, especially of verbal action|t1=to put (something) in an archive}} archive (“to put (something) in an archive”, verb) + -al (suffix forming nouns, especially of verbal action) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} archival (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to an archive or archiving. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of or pertaining to an archive or archiving): архі́ўны (arxíŭny) (Belarusian), archivní (Czech), archívní (Czech), arkisto- (Finnish), archivistique (French), di archiviazione (Italian), d'archiviazione (Italian), archỹvinis (Lithuanian), архивски (arhivski) (Macedonian), archiwalny (Polish), arquival (Portuguese), arquivístico (Portuguese), архи́вный (arxívnyj) (Russian), архі́вний (arxívnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-archival-en-adj-z5MSkW3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 25 40 35 Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to an archive or archiving': 94 6
  2. Of a material: having a quality suited to the conservational needs of archiving. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Library science Translations (of a material: having a quality suited to the conservational needs of archiving): arkistokelpoinen (Finnish), arkisto- (Finnish), archivistico (Italian)
    Sense id: en-archival-en-adj-heonIzqB Disambiguation of Library science: 19 58 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 47 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 25 40 35 Disambiguation of 'of a material: having a quality suited to the conservational needs of archiving': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: archivalism, archivally, archival science, nonarchival, prearchival Related terms: archive, archivist, archivize, e-archive, national archive

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɑːˈkaɪv(ə)l/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑːkɪv(ə)l/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɑɹˈkaɪv(ə)l/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-archival.wav [Southern-England] Forms: archivals [plural]
Rhymes: (one pronunciation) -aɪvəl Etymology: The adjective is derived from archive (“place for storing earlier, and often historical, material; material so kept, considered as a whole”, noun) + -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). The noun is derived from archive (“to put (something) in an archive”, verb) + -al (suffix forming nouns, especially of verbal action). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂ergʰ-|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{suffix|en|archive|al|pos1=noun|pos2=suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives|t1=place for storing earlier, and often historical, material; material so kept, considered as a whole}} archive (“place for storing earlier, and often historical, material; material so kept, considered as a whole”, noun) + -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives), {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{suffix|en|archive|al|pos1=verb|pos2=suffix forming nouns, especially of verbal action|t1=to put (something) in an archive}} archive (“to put (something) in an archive”, verb) + -al (suffix forming nouns, especially of verbal action) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} archival (countable and uncountable, plural archivals)
  1. (uncountable) The practice of storing items in an archive; archiving; (countable) an instance of this. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: archivation [rare], archivization [rare] Translations (practice of storing items in an archive; an instance of this): arkistointi (Finnish), archiviatura [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-archival-en-noun-N-awSMds Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 25 40 35

Inflected forms

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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "arxíŭny",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an archive or archiving",
      "word": "архі́ўны"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to an archive or archiving",
      "word": "archivní"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to an archive or archiving",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to an archive or archiving",
      "word": "archivistique"
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to an archive or archiving",
      "word": "di archiviazione"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to an archive or archiving",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to an archive or archiving",
      "word": "archỹvinis"
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to an archive or archiving",
      "word": "архивски"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to an archive or archiving",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to an archive or archiving",
      "word": "arquival"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to an archive or archiving",
      "word": "arquivístico"
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to an archive or archiving",
      "word": "архи́вный"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to an archive or archiving",
      "word": "архі́вний"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "arkistokelpoinen"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "of a material: having a quality suited to the conservational needs of archiving",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "of a material: having a quality suited to the conservational needs of archiving",
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    }
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}

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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "practice of storing items in an archive; an instance of this",
      "word": "arkistointi"
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      "sense": "practice of storing items in an archive; an instance of this",
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      "word": "archiviatura"
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