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pyrrhic1 definition

pyr·rhic (pir′ik)

noun

a war dance of the ancient Greeks

Etymology: L pyrrhicha < Gr pyrrhichē, war dance

pyrrhic2 definition

pyr·rhic (pir′ik)

noun

a metrical foot of two short or unaccented syllables

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

adjective

of or made up of pyrrhics

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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