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			1. The surrounding and blockading of a city, town, or fortress by an army attempting to capture it.
2. A military or police operation in which troops or the police surround a place and cut off all outside access in order to force a surrender.
3. A prolonged period, as of an illness: Sam had a siege of asthma.
4. Obsolete: Formerly, a seat, especially a throne.
																	2. A military or police operation in which troops or the police surround a place and cut off all outside access in order to force a surrender.
3. A prolonged period, as of an illness: Sam had a siege of asthma.
4. Obsolete: Formerly, a seat, especially a throne.
							
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									sed-, sedat-, -sid, -sess									
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