nounpurpŭrētĭcaPVRPVRETICA☆ KeepMeaningan entrance built of porphyryLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879PURPURETICALEWIS & SHORTPURPURETICApurpŭrētĭca, ae, f. for porphyritica, from πορφύρα, I. an entrance built of porphyry (sc. porticus), Inscr. Fabr. 361, p. 522.Read the whole entry