No. 2,715 in French
archives
A collection of historical documents or records.
In a sentence
Les archives de cette bibliothèque contiennent de précieux manuscrits anciens.
The archives of this library contain valuable ancient manuscripts.
archives refers to a collection of historical documents and manuscripts.
Elle a consulté les archives municipales pour retrouver des documents anciens.
She consulted the municipal archives to find old documents.
archives refers to an official place or collection where records are kept.
Nous devons archiver ces documents importants pour qu'ils deviennent des archives futures.
We must archive these important documents so that they may become future archives.
The word archives is used here to imply a future potential collection or status as historical records.
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