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Added 10 October 2026

ark

/ɑːk/ symbol

In Latin: arca Wiktionary

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ISO 639-3 language code for Arikapú.

noun

A large box with a flat lid.
The ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge; Noah's ark.
Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge.
the Ark of Bukhara

Origin

From Middle English arke, from Old English earc, ærc, from Latin arca (“chest, box, coffer”), from arceō (“to enclose”).

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