archegetes

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/ɑɹˈkɛ.d͡ʒɪ.tiːz/

proper noun

Leader or founder; an epithet of the god Apollo.

OriginAncient Greek ἀρχηγέτης →
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Meanings

archegetes1

nounarchegetes (plural archegetes)
  1. alternativeAlternative form of archegete

archegetes2

noun
  1. pluralplural of archegete

Archegetes3

proper noun

alternative Archigetes

  1. Greekhuman sciencesLeader or founder; an epithet of the god Apollo.

Origin

archegetes · noun

  1. Ancient Greekἀρχηγέτης
  2. Englisharchegetes

Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀρχηγέτης (arkhēgétēs).

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archegetes · noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Archegetes · proper noun

  1. Ancient Greekἀρχηγέτης“leader, chieftain”
  2. EnglishArchegetes

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρχηγέτης (arkhēgétēs, “leader, chieftain”).

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APA

archegetes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archegetes

MLA

“archegetes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archegetes. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archegetes,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archegetes.

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