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noun

archery

AHRT-shuh-ree
noun
1
The sport or skill of shooting arrows with a bow.
"She took up archery at summer camp and never stopped."

How to Use Archery

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe sport of shooting a bow and arrow.

Common pairings
practice archery archery range archery competition

Word Forms

archeries plural

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Etymology

From Old French archerie, from archier, "archer".

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