pyrrhic

(pir′ik)

noun

a war dance of the ancient Greeks

Origin: L pyrrhicha < Gr pyrrhichē, war dance

noun

a metrical foot of two short or unaccented syllables

Origin: L pyrrhichius < Gr pyrrhichios (pous), pyrrhic (foot)

adjective

of or made up of pyrrhics

See pyrrhic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A metrical foot having two short or unaccented syllables.

adjective

Of or characterized by pyrrhics.

Origin:

Origin: Latin pyrrhicius

Origin: , from Greek purrikhios

Origin: , from purrikhē, a war dance

Origin: , perhaps from Purrikhos, supposed inventor of the dance

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