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poliorcetic

poliorcetic adjective: relating to poliorcetics, the art of siege warfare.

Adjective

poliorcetic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to poliorcetics, the art of siege warfare.

Origin of poliorcetic

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek πολιορκητικός (poliorkētikós, “relating to poliorcetics, poliorcetic”), from Ancient Greek πολιορκέω (poliorkéō, “to besiege, blockade”).

Questions about poliorcetic

What does poliorcetic mean?
Poliorcetic means relating to poliorcetics, the art of siege warfare.
What part of speech is poliorcetic?
Poliorcetic is an adjective.

Words near poliorcetic in the dictionary

  1. poliomyelitic
  2. poliomyelitides
  3. poliomyelitis
  4. polioplasm
  5. poliopyrite
  6. poliorcetic
  7. poliorcetics
  8. polios
  9. poliosis
  10. poliothyrsoside
  11. polioviral

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