Pyrrhic Definition
pyrrhic
adjective
- of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece; "pyrrhic dance movements"
- of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables; "pyrrhic verses"
- of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans); "a Pyrrhic victory"
noun
- a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
- an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
Words that rhyme with pyrrhic
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