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archine
 
SYLLABICATION:ar·chine
PRONUNCIATION:  är-shn
VARIANT FORMS: also ar·shin
NOUN: A unit of length formerly used in Russia and Turkey, equal to about 71 centimeters (28 inches).
ETYMOLOGY:Russian arshin, from Tatar arshyn, an ell; akin to Turkish arin, from Middle Persian ren, cubit, from Old Persian aran-, ell. See el- in Appendix I.
 
 
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