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ARCHERY
archery
(noun) the sport of shooting arrows with a bow
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
archery (countable and uncountable, plural archeries)
(uncountable) The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.
(countable) A group of archers.
Source: Wiktionary
Arch"er*y, n. Etym: [OE. archerie.]
1. The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows.
2. Archers, or bowmen, collectively. Let all our archery fall off In wings of shot a-both sides of the van. Webster (1607).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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