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Nouns
(n)
pyrrhic
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dibrach
a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
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(n)
pyrrhic
an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
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Adjectives
(a)
pyrrhic
of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece
“pyrrhic dance movements”
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(a)
pyrrhic
of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables
“pyrrhic verses”
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(a)
pyrrhic
of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans)
“a Pyrrhic victory”
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