Definition of pyrrhic
English to English adjective - of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece
Pyrrhic dance movements.
source: WordNet 3.0 - of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables
Pyrrhic verses.
source: WordNet 3.0 - of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans)
A Pyrrhic victory.
source: WordNet 3.0 - Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance.
source: Webster 1913 noun - a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
source: WordNet 3.0 - an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
source: WordNet 3.0 - An ancient Greek martial dance, to the accompaniment of the flute, its time being very quick.
source: Webster 1913
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pyrrhic, pyruric, pyrrhus, pricy, price, pyrrosia, prick, parorchis, parrhesia, pricey, persic, pricky, prc, pro-choice, prosaic, prurigo, parrish, purrock, piperic, pyrosis
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