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I'm quite tempted to go into politics with this word and yes, this might be the time but it's not the place for it so, Αν (an) as a first component in a word, is a prefix and it means 'without'. One of the meanings of the word Αρχή (Arhe)is 'authority', 'a ruling body' . A society without a leading authority is in a state of ΑΝΑΡΧΙΑ/ANARCHY

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