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obsidional

Syllables: ob·si·di·on·al/əbˈsɪdɪənəl/

obsidional adjective: pertaining to a siege.

Adjective

obsidional

  1. Pertaining to a siege.
    • Nor was this strong geographical position her [Florence's] only bulwark; the capital itself in those unskilful days of obsidional tactics was deemed impregnable except through famine.1846–1847, Henry Edward Napier, “Miscellaneous Chapter for the Fifteenth Century”, in Florentine History, from the Earliest Authentic Records to the Accession of Ferdinand the Third, Grand Duke of...

Origin of obsidional

From Middle English obsidional, from Latin obsidiōnālis, from obsidiō (“siege, blockade”), from obsidēre (“beset, besiege, hem in”).

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Phrases with obsidional

Questions about obsidional

What does obsidional mean?
Obsidional means pertaining to a siege.
What part of speech is obsidional?
Obsidional is an adjective.
How do you pronounce obsidional?
Obsidional is pronounced /əbˈsɪdɪənəl/.

Words near obsidional in the dictionary

  1. obsessoid
  2. obsessor
  3. obsessors
  4. obsidian
  5. obsidians
  6. obsidional
  7. obsidional coin
  8. obsidional coins
  9. obsidional crown
  10. obsidional crowns
  11. obsidionary

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