Pyrrhic - definition, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpɪrɪk|
Brit.
|ˈpɪrɪk|
noun
- a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables (syn: pyrrhic)
- an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare (syn: pyrrhic)
- an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare (syn: pyrrhic)
adjective
- of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece (syn: pyrrhic)
- of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables (syn: pyrrhic)
- of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans) (syn: pyrrhic)
- of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables (syn: pyrrhic)
- of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans) (syn: pyrrhic)
a Pyrrhic victory
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