Pyrrhic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. consisting of two short or unaccented syllables.
  2. composed of or pertaining to pyrrhics.
noun
  1. a pyrrhic foot.
noun
  1. an ancient Greek warlike dance in which the motions of actual warfare were imitated.
adjective
  1. of, relating to, or denoting this dance.
adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, or his costly victory.
noun
  1. a metrical foot of two short or unstressed syllables
adjective
  1. of or relating to such a metrical foot
  2. (of poetry) composed in pyrrhics
noun
  1. a war dance of ancient Greece
adjective
  1. of or relating to this dance
Pyrrhic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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