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poliorcetics

Syllables: po·li·or·ce·tics/ˌpəʊlɪɔːˈsɛtɪks/US/ˌpoʊliˌɔɹˈsɛtɪks/

poliorcetics noun: the art of siege warfare, namely, that of conducting or resisting a siege.

Noun

poliorcetics pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The art of siege warfare, namely, that of conducting or resisting a siege.
    • The grand battles of the Archaic and early Classical periods were replaced by the new art of poliorcetics.1992, Lars Karlsson, Fortification Towers and Masonry Techniques in the Hegemony of Syracuse, 405–211 B.C. (Skrifter Utgivna av Svenska Institutet i Rom [Publications of the Swedish Institute in...
    Synonyms:
    siegecraft

Synonyms of poliorcetics

Origin of poliorcetics

Partly: * borrowed from Late Latin poliorcetica (“siege engines”) + English -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum) (poliorcetica is derived from Koine Greek πολιορκητικά (poliorkētiká, “things related to sieges”), the neuter plural of πολιορκητικός (poliorkētikós, “relating to poliorcetics, poliorcetic”), from Ancient Greek πολῐορκέω (polĭorkéō, “to besiege, blockade”) (from πόλις (pólis, “city”) + ἕρκος (hérkos, “enclosure; fence”)) + -τῐκός (-tĭkós, suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or relating to’)); and * from poliorcetic (“relating to poliorcetics”) + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum).

Words that rhyme with poliorcetics

Questions about poliorcetics

What does poliorcetics mean?
Poliorcetics means the art of siege warfare, namely, that of conducting or resisting a siege.
What part of speech is poliorcetics?
Poliorcetics is a noun.
How do you pronounce poliorcetics?
Poliorcetics is pronounced /ˌpəʊlɪɔːˈsɛtɪks/ (UK).

Words near poliorcetics in the dictionary

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

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