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Greek fire has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted

2

A highly flammable substance of unknown composition first used by the Greeks of Constantinople in the 7th century C.E. to set fire to enemy ships, buildings etc.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
mixture weapon
Rhyming Words
ire aire sire lire dire gire cire pire mire tire vire eire wire hire fire geire noire swire twire adire
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