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poliorcetic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
po-liorcetic
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to poliorcetics, the art of siege warfare.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: πολιορκέω

Questions

What does poliorcetic mean?
Relating to poliorcetics, the art of siege warfare.
Where does poliorcetic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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