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August 23, 2016 Word of the Day
archway
/
ˈ
ɑɚtʃˌweɪ/
noun
archway
/
ˈ
ɑɚtʃˌweɪ/
noun
plural
archways
A couple walking through an archway
Definition of ARCHWAY
[count]
:
a passage that goes under an arch
also
:
an arch over a passage
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