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Definition of Pyrrhic
1. Noun. A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables.
2. Adjective. Of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece. "Pyrrhic dance movements"
3. Noun. An ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare.
4. Adjective. Of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables. "Pyrrhic verses"
5. Adjective. Of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans). "A Pyrrhic victory"
Definition of Pyrrhic
1. a. Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance.
2. n. An ancient Greek martial dance, to the accompaniment of the flute, its time being very quick.
Definition of Pyrrhic
1. a type of metrical foot [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrrhic
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