PYRRHIC

Pyrrhic

A pyrrhic is a metrical foot used in formal poetry. It consists of two unaccented, short syllables. It is also known as a dibrach.

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pyrrhic

Noun

  1. An Ancient Greek war dance.
  2. A metric foot with two short or unaccented syllables.

Adjective

  1. Of or characterized by pyrrhics.
  2. Relating to Pyrrhus, a Macedonian king, or some of his costly victories he had while fighting Rome.


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