archery

archery

English

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • enPR: ärchərē, IPA(key): /ˈɑɹt͡ʃəɹiː/, /ˈɑːt͡ʃəɹiː/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • 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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