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pyrrhic |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pyrrhic \Pyr"rhic\, a. [L. pyrrhichius Gr ? belonging to the ? (sc. ?) a kind of war dance.] 1. Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance. `` ye have the pyrrhic dance as yet.'' --Byron. 2. (Pros.) Of or pertaining to a pyrrhic, or to pyrrhics; containing pyrrhic; as a pyrrhic verse. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pyrrhic \Pyr"rhic\, n. 1. [Gr. ?: cf F. pyrrhique fem.] An ancient Greek martial dance, to the accompaniment of the flute, its time being very quick. 2. [L. pyrrhichius (sc. pes), Gr ? (sc. ?): cf F. pyrrhique masc.] (Pros.) A foot consisting of two short syllables. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pyrrhic adj 1: of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece; "pyrrhic dance movements" 2: of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables; "pyrrhic verses" 3: of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans); "a Pyrrhic victory" n 1: a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables [syn: {dibrach}] 2: an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
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