"poliorcetics" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌpəʊlɪɔːˈsɛtɪks/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpɒ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpoʊliˌɔɹˈsɛtɪks/ [General-American], /ˈpoʊ-/ [General-American], [-ɾɪks] [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-poliorcetics.wav
Rhymes: -ɛtɪks Etymology: 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 (poliorkéō, “to besiege, blockade”) (from πόλις (pólis, “city”) + ἕρκος (hérkos, “enclosure; fence”)) + -τῐκός (-tikós, suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or relating to’)); and * from poliorcetic (“relating to poliorcetics”) + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tpelH-|*serḱ-}}, {{bor|en|LL.|poliorcetica|t=siege engines}} Late Latin poliorcetica (“siege engines”), {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|pluralia tantum}} pluralia tantum, {{der|en|grc-koi|πολιορκητικά|t=things related to sieges}} Koine Greek πολιορκητικά (poliorkētiká, “things related to sieges”), {{glossary|neuter}} neuter, {{glossary|plural}} plural, {{der|en|grc|πολῐορκέω|t=to besiege, blockade}} Ancient Greek πολῐορκέω (poliorkéō, “to besiege, blockade”), {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{suffix|en|poliorcetic|s|id2=pluralia tantum|pos2=suffix forming pluralia tantum|t1=relating to poliorcetics}} poliorcetic (“relating to poliorcetics”) + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} poliorcetics pl (plural only)
  1. (military) The art of siege warfare, namely, that of conducting or resisting a siege; siegecraft. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Military, War Related terms: poliorcetic Translations (art of siege warfare): belegeringskunde [feminine] (Dutch), piiritystaito (Finnish), poliorcétique [feminine] (French), Belagerungskunst [feminine] (German), poliorcetica [feminine] (Italian), nauka oblężenia [feminine] (Polish), poliorcética [archaic, feminine] (Portuguese), poliorcética [feminine] (Spanish)
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