About The Word Pyrrhic
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Pyrrhic
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What's The Definition Of Pyrrhic?
[n] an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
[n] a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables [adj] of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans); "a Pyrrhic victory" [adj] of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables; "pyrrhic verses" [adj] of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece; "pyrrhic dance movements" Synonyms | Synonyms for Pyrrhic: dibrach Related Terms | Find terms related to Pyrrhic: See Also | ceremonial dance | foot | metrical foot | metrical unit | ritual dance | ritual dancing Pyrrhic In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\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. |
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