archival

1. 1.

   of or relating to or contained in or serving as an archive

Questions about archival

What does archival mean?

archival means "of or relating to or contained in or serving as an archive".

How many syllables are in archival?

archival has 3 syllables: ar-chi-val. The stress falls on "chi". In IPA it is /ɑɹˈkaɪvəl/.

Is archival a common word?

archival is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.