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Vinony

archery

noun

  1. art, sport, practice or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows
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Pronunciation: /ˈɑɹt͡ʃəɹiː/ / /ˈɑːt͡ʃəɹiː/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos Proto-Italic *arkuos Vulgar Latin arcus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Vulgar Latin -ārius Vulgar Latin arcuārius Vulgar Latin *arcārius Old French archier Old French archeriebor. Middle English archerie English archery From Middle English archerie, from Old French archerie, from archier (“archer”). Equivalent to archer + -ery.

  1. The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.
  2. A group of archers.