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pyrrhic
noun(pyr-rhic)
a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
Synonyms: dibrach,
pyrrhic
noun(pyr-rhic)
an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
pyrrhic
(pyr-rhic)
of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece
Examples:
Pyrrhic dance movements.
pyrrhic
(pyr-rhic)
of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables
Examples:
Pyrrhic verses.
pyrrhic
(pyr-rhic)
of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans)

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